Opinion
Egypt activists plan strikes to mark Mubarak's ouster

Egypt activists plan strikes to mark Mubarak's ouster - 2012-02-11

CAIRO, Samer al-Atrush- Activists plan a day of civil disobedience in Egypt on Saturday to mark the first anniversary since they toppled Hosni Mubarak but left an increasingly unpopular but defiant...
Tunisia's new president to go on regional tour

Tunisia's new president to go on regional tour - 2012-02-07

TUNIS- Tunisia's new president Moncef Marzouki on Wednesday will kick off a tour of neighbouring states with a call for reviving the regional Arab Maghreb Union economic group. Marzouki, who...

Over 200 civilians die in Syrian 'massacre' ahead of UN vote - 2012-02-04

DAMASCUS- Syrian forces killed at least 217 civilians, including women and children, in a "massacre" in the central city of Homs, a rights group said Saturday, ahead of a UN vote on the repression....
UN leader to seek settlement 'gesture' from Israel

UN leader to seek settlement 'gesture' from Israel - 2012-02-01

AMMAN- UN leader Ban Ki-moon said he will seek "goodwill gestures" by Israel to help revive peace talks when he sees Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday in Jerusalem. He indicated the...
Libya's NTC adopts election law, drops women quota

Libya's NTC adopts election law, drops women quota - 2012-01-29

TRIPOLI, Imed Lamloum- The ruling National Transitional Council on Saturday adopted a new electoral law for Libya to form its first constituent assembly in June, dropping a quota set aside for...

Egypt activists to hold mass rally Friday - 2012-01-27

CAIRO, Jailan Zayan- Egyptian activists are preparing for a mass rally on Friday, after they spent the night in Cairo's Tahrir Square marking the first anniversary of the uprising that ousted...
Libya leader says 'civil war' possible if NTC quits

Libya leader says 'civil war' possible if NTC quits - 2012-01-23

BENGHAZI, Ibrahim al-Majbari- Libyan leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil said Sunday the nation would fall into a "civil war" if the ruling National Transitional Council resigned, as it faced its first major...

Pressure mounts for UN to intervene in Syria - 2012-01-21

DAMASCUS- Pressure mounted on the Arab League on Friday to seek UN intervention in the face of growing exasperation that the bloc's hard-won observer mission in Syria has failed to staunch 10 months...
EU readies new sanctions over Syria repression

EU readies new sanctions over Syria repression - 2012-01-18

DAMASCUS- The European Union prepared on Wednesday to tighten sanctions against Syria over its repression of anti-regime protests, as long-time Damascus ally Moscow warned against punitive measures....
Clinton says Yemen unrest a 'major concern'

Clinton says Yemen unrest a 'major concern' - 2012-01-18

ABIDJAN- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday the unrest in Yemen was a "major concern", as Al-Qaeda militants took advantage of a central government weakened by months of protests....
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Egypt convicts top Arab actor for 'defaming Islam'

"Some people seeking fame filed a suit against me over works I have done which they consider insulting to Islam, and this is of course not true," he said. The 71-year-old celebrity has a long history of legal tangles with Islamists who regard the...