Israel nuclear whistleblower jailed again
JERUSALEM: Israel's top court sent nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu back to jail for three months on Tuesday after he refused to do community service in west Jerusalem for fear of…
Sectarian rivalry divides Nigerian city
JOS, Nigeria: Rows of dozens of blackened and roofless houses and stalls stand empty in Bukuru, a mainly Christian satellite town just south of Jos which was swept by sectarian…
Libyan jet with 104 crashes; boy sole survivor
TRIPOLI, Libya: A Libyan plane carrying 104 people crashed Wednesday on approach to Tripoli's airport, leaving a field scattered with smoldering debris that included a large chunk of the tail…
UN expects 315,000 Somali refugees
GENEVA: The UN refugee agency says an estimated 315,000 Somalis will be uprooted in the course of the year because of escalating violence in the African country. Alexander Aleinikoff, deputy…
Police won't respect new emergency law 'restrictions,' say rights groups
CAIRO: Rights groups have roundly condemned the renewal of Egypt’s state of emergency, approved in a parliamentary vote Tuesday. “By renewing the state of emergency, the Egyptian authorities have given…
Nile nations split on water-sharing pact
KAMPALA: Seven African nations are expected to push through a new and more equitable deal this week on sharing the waters of the Nile despite strong opposition from Egypt and…
Egypt detains NY passenger with guns in luggage
CAIRO: Police have detained an American-Egyptian man who arrived in Cairo on a flight from New York with several weapons in his luggage, airport officials said Wednesday. The officials said…
Gaza fisherman killed in crash with Egyptian boat
GAZA CITY: A Palestinian fisherman was fatally injured when his boat collided with an Egyptian security vessel off southern Gaza at dawn on Wednesday, Palestinian witnesses and medics said. Mohamed…
Helwan residents protest against constituency division
CAIRO: Dozens of Helwan residents protested Wednesday outside the Shoura Council against a Cabinet decision to divide a constituency represented by Member of Parliament Mostafa Bakry. The Cabinet had decided…
Social insurance law to increase national growth, national savings rates
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 CAIRO: Recent amendments to the social insurance law could increase the rate of national growth by 8.5 percent, which are fueled by an expected…