Hamas says Egyptian Islamist gains good for Palestinians
GAZA CITY: The Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers on Saturday welcomed early indications of election success for Islamist parties in neighboring Egypt. "It is a very good result … it will…
AP Interview: Iraq PM confident in post-US future
BAGHDAD: Weeks before the US pullout, Iraq's prime minister confidently predicts that his country will achieve stability and remain independent of its giant neighbor Iran even without an American troop…
Bahrain convicts bodybuilder, two sportsmen
DUBAI: A military court in Bahrain has sentenced a bodybuilder and two sportsmen to one year in prison for taking part in pro-democracy protests that the Gulf Arab state crushed…
Iran regime distances itself from UK embassy attack
TEHRAN: Iran's regime has started to distance itself from militant protesters who stormed Britain's embassy, after seemingly being caught off balance by the retaliatory closure of its mission in London.…
Two killed in Taiz, Yemen power transfer deal stalled
SANAA: Two people died in artillery fire in the southern Yemeni city of Taiz on Sunday, medical workers said, as fierce fighting between loyalists and opponents of President Ali Abdullah…
25 die in Syria, as defectors battle regime forces
BEIRUT: Violence sweeping across Syria has killed 25 people, most of them in a battle between troops and a growing force of army defectors who have joined the movement to…
Israel’s Barak voices concern over Islamist win in Egypt
JERUSALEM: Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak expressed deep concern on Saturday after early results in Egypt's post-revolution election showed Islamists sweeping to victory. "The process of Islamisation in Arab countries…
62 percent voter turnout in first round of elections, says SEC
CAIRO: The first round of Egypt’s parliamentary elections saw a 62 percent voter turnout, the judicial committee supervising the elections said Friday Councilor Abdel-Moez Ibrahim, head of the Supreme Electoral…
El-Ganzoury to keep several ministers from previous Cabinet
CAIRO: At least 12 ministers will remain unchanged in Kamal El-Ganzoury’s new Cabinet, state TV reported. El-Ganzoury was appointed by SCAF to replace Essam Sharaf, after his Cabinet resigned in…
Protesters chant for SCAF, Gaznoury in Abbaseya Square
CAIRO: Hundreds of protesters gathered in Abbaseya Square on Friday in support of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) in what was dubbed the “Friday of Supporting…