Ivory Coast: Gbagbo defiant as UN condemns siege
ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast's deadly political stand-off escalated on Wednesday after a defiant Laurent Gbagbo insisted he is the one true president and his besieged rivals refused once again to talk…
Campaign accuses government of inciting lawsuits against ElBaradei
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: The campaign supporting former IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei to run for president accused the regime of inciting lawsuits against ElBaradei and other campaign leaders, thus disturbing public…
UN says 2.8 million at risk if violence breaks out in Sudan
JUBA: The UN is planning for the possibility that 2.8 million people will be displaced in Sudan if fighting breaks out over the south's January independence referendum, according to an…
Al-Qaeda in Iraq threatens attacks on Christians
BAGHDAD: Al-Qaeda's front group in Iraq is threatening more attacks against the country's Christians unless two women it claims Egypt's Coptic Church is holding captive are released. The Islamic State…
Court orders remuneration for transferred Mahalla worker
CAIRO: A labor rights group has welcomed a court ruling that lays down an important precedent concerning the right of workers transferred from one plant to another to receive fair…
Egypt produces avian flu vaccine
CAIRO: The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Cairo University has been able to produce the first Egyptian vaccine against avian flu, in collaboration with the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, a…
Arabs pledge to fight money laundering, terrorism
CAIRO: Arab governments are getting together to fight terrorism by trying to dry up its supply of money, joining forces to battle money laundering. The agreement to control money laundering…
Truckers deny ending nationwide strike
CAIRO: Drivers of trailer trucks denied reports claiming that they had ended their nationwide strike after officials promised to consider their objections over recent taxes. Reports claimed that truckers ended…
Revamped Treika lifts Ahly over Hodoud
CAIRO: Mohamed Abou Trika scored twice to lead Ahly’s comeback and give the league champions a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Harras Hodoud. A first-half strike from Pape Latyr N’Diaye gave…
World Cup lifts Africa to dizzy heights
JOHANNESBURG: African football scaled dizzy heights in 2010 as it staged the World Cup tournament for the first time and received international acclaim. FIFA president Sepp Blatter gave South Africa…
