US holds Libya talks, rebels claim oil town’s capture
AJDABIYA: Libyan rebels claimed they had wrested control of the strategic oil…
Syrian forces kill 13 civilians in Homs, says activist
NICOSIA: Syrian security forces shot dead 13 civilians on Monday and Tuesday…
Israel navy intercepts Gaza-bound French yacht
ASHDOD: Israel on Tuesday intercepted a French yacht heading for the Gaza…
Tunisia Islamists condemn latest violence
TUNIS: Tunisia's main Islamist movement Ennahda on Tuesday condemned the latest spate…
British PM pushes trade in Nigeria, but scandal looms
LAGOS: British Prime Minister David Cameron visited Nigeria on Tuesday, pushing a…
Shoura, PA elections to be held on same day after mid November
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: Egypt’s legislative elections for both the Upper and Lower…
Priority is social justice, roadmap for the transitional period, says ElBaradei
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei said that the transitional period…
Tumult in Egypt antiquities as Hawass swept aside
By Patrick Werr / Reuters CAIRO: Egypt is struggling to find a replacement…
PM taken to hospital, new cabinet delayed
By Sami Aboudi and Yasmine Saleh /Reuters CAIRO: Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf…
Israeli navy boards Gaza-bound yacht
JERUSALEM: The Israeli navy on Tuesday boarded a French yacht carrying pro-Palestinian…