Freedom in decline in Egypt and worldwide: US report
Egypt
January 14, 2011
Freedom in decline in Egypt and worldwide: US report
Global freedom declined for a fifth straight year in 2010 as authoritarian regimes dug in worldwide and crime and unrest…
Kuwait minister resigns over torture death
World
January 13, 2011
Kuwait minister resigns over torture death
Kuwait City--Kuwait’s Interior Minister Sheikh Jaber Khaled al-Sabah has submitted his resignation over the death of a detainee allegedly as…
Gaza situation ‘very dangerous,’ Arabs tell Hamas
World
January 13, 2011
Gaza situation ‘very dangerous,’ Arabs tell Hamas
Gaza--Hamas held "urgent" talks with militant groups on Wednesday to pass on a warning from Arab leaders about firing rockets…
South Sudan vote turnout meets target for validity
World
January 12, 2011
South Sudan vote turnout meets target for validity
Juba-- South Sudan's ruling party said Wednesday that the 60-percent turnout threshold required for a landmark independence vote to be…
Troops deployed in capital as Tunisia sacks minister
World
January 12, 2011
Troops deployed in capital as Tunisia sacks minister
Tunis--Troops deployed in the Tunisian capital Wednesday as the government sacked the interior minister and announced it would free protesters…
BP spill panel urges big reform
Environment
January 12, 2011
BP spill panel urges big reform
Washington--A presidential commission probing the Gulf of Mexico oil spill said Tuesday that industry practices must be overhauled and a…
Anger grows in Tunisia as 50 reported killed in riots
World
January 11, 2011
Anger grows in Tunisia as 50 reported killed in riots
Tunis--Anger over a crackdown on protesters in Tunisia grew Tuesday as a union official said 50 were killed in three…
Mubarak and Berlusconi to inaugurate Luxor’s Sphinx Avenue
Egypt
January 11, 2011
Mubarak and Berlusconi to inaugurate Luxor’s Sphinx Avenue
President Hosni Mubarak and his Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi will inaugurate the Avenue of Sphinxes in Luxor on 20 February…
EU leads international condemnation of Tunisia
World
January 10, 2011
EU leads international condemnation of Tunisia
Brussels--The European Union led international condemnation on Monday of Tunisia's weekend crackdown on a wave of food protests which killed…
Egypt and Jordan condemn east Jerusalem demolition
Egypt
January 10, 2011
Egypt and Jordan condemn east Jerusalem demolition
Egypt and Jordan on Monday strongly condemned Israel's demolition of an old hotel in east Jerusalem, a symbolic building for…