Politics

Egypt group claims militants killed by Israel, Egypt denies - 08/11/2013

CAIRO- An Egyptian militant group said on Saturday that a strike that killed four of its members in the Sinai peninsula was Israeli, but officials said Egyptian planes carried out the air strike....

Russia, US want Syria talks 'as soon as possible': Lavrov - 08/10/2013

WASHINGTON- Moscow and Washington are in agreement about the need to stage a fresh round of Syria peace talks "as soon as possible", Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday. "Our opinions...

Author Erica Jong still flying high, 40 years on from debut - 08/10/2013

HONG KONG, David Watkins- In her own words, Erica Jong wanted to "slice open a woman's head and show everything happening inside" when she wrote her debut novel "Fear of Flying", first published 40...

Muslims celebrate Eid amid bombs, threat of violence - 08/09/2013

CAIRO- Muslims marked the Eid al-Fitr festival Thursday with feasts and prayers, even as bombings killed dozens of people in Asia and the threat of fresh violence loomed in the Middle East. A suicide...

Backers of Egypt's Morsi defy calls to clear streets - 08/09/2013

CAIRO, Emmanuel Giroud- Thousands of supporters of Egypt's ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi Thursday celebrated Eid al-Fitr, the end of the holy month of Ramadan, defying government calls for...

Mass demo in Tunis demands Ennahda-led government quit - 08/07/2013

TUNIS, Antoine Lambroschini- More than 40,000 people massed Tuesday outside Tunisia's National Constituent Assembly to demand the resignation of the government led by the moderate Islamic movement...

Fresh diplomatic drive to defuse Egypt crisis - 08/07/2013

CAIRO, Sarah Benhaida- Foreign envoys mounted new efforts on Tuesday to find a way out of the crippling political crisis sparked by the Egyptian army's ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi....

New envoy says US leadership at UN 'indispensable' - 08/06/2013

UNITED NATIONS- US leadership at the United Nations is indispensable, Washington's new envoy to the global body said Monday. Samantha Power presented her credentials to UN Secretary General Ban...

Assad meets figures for 'iftar' Ramadan meal: SANA - 08/05/2013

DAMASCUS- President Bashar al-Assad shared the "iftar" meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan with political and religious figures Sunday, praising Syrians for supporting the army, state news...

Diplomatic push to resolve Egypt crisis - 08/04/2013

CAIRO, Sara Hussein- A senior US envoy held talks in Egypt Saturday amid efforts to resolve the stand-off between supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and the army-installed interim...
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