HRW: Egyptian amnesty a positive step but not enough
Egypt

HRW: Egyptian amnesty a positive step but not enough

President Mohamed Morsy's decision to pardon protesters detained over the 2011 revolution is a positive step but the vague wording…
Iran could make the bomb within 10 months: experts
World

Iran could make the bomb within 10 months: experts

Iran could produce enough weapons-grade uranium to make an atomic bomb within two to four months and then would need…
Seven Egyptian fishermen detained off Tunisian coast
Egypt

Seven Egyptian fishermen detained off Tunisian coast

A Libyan fishing boat with seven Egyptian fishermen on board has been detained off the coast of Tunisia, northeast of…
Time to ‘change course’ in Middle East: US presidential candidate
World

Time to ‘change course’ in Middle East: US presidential candidate

WASHINGTON — US presidential candidate Mitt Romney will call for a US change of course in the Middle East Monday,…
Maggie Gobran, ‘Mother Teresa’ of Cairo’s slums, could win Nobel peace prize
Egypt

Maggie Gobran, ‘Mother Teresa’ of Cairo’s slums, could win Nobel peace prize

This year's Nobel Prize season kicks off on Monday with rumors suggesting the peace prize could go to Egypt's Maggie…
Syria rebels braced for long haul in Aleppo
World

Syria rebels braced for long haul in Aleppo

Syrian rebels, lacking heavy arms and air power, are braced for the long haul as they struggle to take on…
Iran imposes currency cap to combat rial’s plunge
World

Iran imposes currency cap to combat rial’s plunge

TEHRAN — Iran on Saturday sought to reverse a collapse of its currency by imposing a fixed dollar rate, days…
Bahrain Shiite activist Rajab on hunger strike
World

Bahrain Shiite activist Rajab on hunger strike

Bahraini Shiite rights activist Nabeel Rajab has gone on hunger strike, a local rights group said Saturday, just two days…
Radical cleric Abu Hamza to arrive in US after extradition
World

Radical cleric Abu Hamza to arrive in US after extradition

Radical Islamist preacher Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects were on their way from Britain to the United States…
Tunisia president offers ‘state apology’ to raped woman
World

Tunisia president offers ‘state apology’ to raped woman

TUNIS — Tunisian President Moncef al-Marzouki on Thursday offered a state apology to the woman allegedly raped by two policemen…
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