5 Iraqi soldiers killed by Al-Qaeda militants
BAGHDAD: Qaeda fighters killed five policemen at a Baghdad checkpoint on Tuesday and planted the black flag of the terror network's front group in Iraq, an interior ministry official said.…
Israel agreed to UN flotilla probe ‘to patch up Turkey ties’
JERUSALEM: Israel's surprise decision to back a UN probe into its deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla was taken in a bid to patch up its ties with Turkey,…
Jordan has proof Aqaba rocket fired from Egypt, and Egypt launches security sweep
AMMAN: Jordan has proof a Grad-type rocket that struck its port city of Aqaba killing a taxi driver and wounding five other people was fired from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, a…
Egypt launches security sweep after Red Sea attack, says official
CAIRO: Egypt has launched a wide security sweep of Sinai after rockets said to be fired from the peninsula landed in Israel and Jordan killing one person, an Egyptian security…
Ahly took big stride towards semis, says coach
CAIRO: Ahly have taken a big stride towards the African Champions League semi finals following their hard-fought 2-1 victory over Ismaili on Sunday, coach Hossam Al-Badri said. The Red Devils…
Sunderland fans can’t wait to see Al-Muhammadi
CAIRO: Ahmed Al-Muhammadi is a new Sunderland signing fans are most excited to watch this season, according to a poll on the English club's site. The Egypt wing-back claimed 47%…
Ismaili file complaint against referee Coulibaly
CAIRO: Ismaili have lodged a complaint with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) over what they described as 'biased refereeing' from Koman Coulibaly in their 2-1 defeat by Ahly on…
Unexpected twist in ‘Free medical treatment’ case
CAIRO: The Public Funds Prosecution released statements that conflict with its previous reports in the case of the 15 MPs from the People’s Assembly and Shoura Council accused of…
Landmark court case uses Geneva Convention to stop deportation of Darfurians
CAIRO: For the first time, an Egypt court applied the 1951 Geneva Convention in ruling against the deportation of two Darfurian refugees back to Sudan where they would’ve arguably faced…
15 activists detained in Alexandria while promoting ElBaradei’s petition
CAIRO: Fifteen activists were detained early Monday in Alexandria while hanging posters calling upon citizens to sign the “Together for Change” petition. The petition includes seven political reform demands outlined…