HRW urges Kuwait to improve treatment of stateless, maids
KUWAIT CITY: Human Rights Watch on Thursday urged Kuwait to improve its treatment of foreign domestic workers and stateless Arabs a day after its rights record was examined by the…
US says no more time to waste in organizing Sudan referendum
WASHINGTON: Scott Gration, the US envoy to Sudan, warned Wednesday that there is no more time to waste in preparations for a January referendum planned for southern Sudan under a…
Egypt refuses to give up one drop of its right to Nile water
CAIRO: Egypt is refusing to relinquish a drop of its legal right to the lion's share of Nile river water, despite demands from other African countries for a more equitable…
Turkey undecided on Iran meeting with Brazil, says FM
ANKARA: Turkey is still considering whether its prime minister should go to Iran for joint talks with Brazil's president over Tehran's nuclear program, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Thursday. Ankara's…
Kuwait detains leading writer on new charges
KUWAIT CITY: Top Kuwaiti journalist and writer Mohammed Abdulqader Al-Jassem, detained several times in the past, has been arrested on charges of instigating to overthrow the regime, his lawyer said…
Egyptian Cup to go ahead as scheduled
CAIRO: The Egyptian FA competition committee chief Amer Barakat has firmly refuted reports suggesting that the Egyptian Cup might be cancelled. With several teams battling it out to avoid occupying…
30 percent of divorces during first year of marriage
CAIRO: Egyptian Minister of State for Family and Population Moushira Khattab expressed concern at the alarmingly high divorce rate in Egypt, pointing to the fact that 30 percent of divorce…
Ahly get Ismaili, Algeria's Kabylie in CL quarters
CAIRO: Egyptian champions Ahly have been drawn with Ismaili and JS Kabylie of Algeria in the CAF Champions League quarter-finals Group B. Last year's finalists Heartland of Nigeria complete the…
Syria's Assad accuses Israel of undermining Mideast security
DAMASCUS: President Bashar Al-Assad on Thursday accused Israel of undermining security and stability in the Middle East, during talks with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos. "Israel's policies of rejecting…
Ismaili to 'rest' Al-Hadari
CAIRO: Essam Al-Hadari will play no part in Ismaili's remaining league games and is likely to miss the cup campaign as well. "We want to have our reserve keepers Mohamed…