Politics

Egypt activists, Islamists settle scores on the streets - 03/24/2013

CAIRO, Haitham El-Tabei- Two years after toppling Hosni Mubarak, some Egyptian activists say they are having to resort to violence against the ruling Muslim Brotherhood, which they say mirrors the...

EU split over Britain, France push to arm Syria rebels - 03/23/2013

DUBLIN, Claire Rosemberg- Britain and France on Friday failed to rally broad European Union support to arm Syria's rebels despite escalating concern over the use of chemical weapons in the conflict...

Lebanese prime minister Mikati resigns - 03/23/2013

BEIRUT, Karim Abou Merhi- Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced the resignation of his government on Friday, citing divisions on several domestic issues, and called for the formation of a...

Pro-Assad cleric among 42 killed in Damascus bombing - 03/21/2013

DAMASCUS- A suicide bomb attack on a central Damascus mosque on Thursday killed 42 people, including Syria's most prominent pro-regime Sunni cleric, and wounded dozens of others, the health ministry...

Kadhafi family members left Algeria long ago: envoy - 03/21/2013

TRIPOLI- Relatives of Libyan former strongman Moamer Kadhafi who took refuge in Algeria in August 2011 left the country a long time ago, the Algerian envoy to Libya said on Thursday. "The family of...

Syrian actress sparks Cairo melee with Assad ode - 03/21/2013

An Islamist in the crowd who took umbrage at the poem attacked her, witnesses said, setting off a melee in which people hurled fire extinguishers at each other. Egypt's Islamist rulers strongly back...

Obama acknowledges Israel's right of defense on Iran - 03/21/2013

JERUSALEM, Stephen Collinson- President Barack Obama Wednesday accepted Israel would not cede its right to confront Iran's nuclear threat to the United States, seeking to assuage anxiety over his...

Syria regime, rebels trade chemical weapons accusations - 03/20/2013

DAMASCUS- Troops and insurgents Tuesday accused each other of using chemical weapons for the first time in Syria's two-year conflict, as the newly elected rebel premier ruled out dialogue with the...

Wanted cousin of Libya's Kadhafi arrested in Cairo - 03/20/2013

CAIRO, Samer al-Atrush- Egyptian police arrested on Tuesday Moamer Kadhafi's cousin Ahmed Qaddaf al-Dam, wanted by Tripoli for his role in the regime of the slain Libyan strongman, Egyptian officials...

India seeks stronger ties as Egypt president visits - 03/19/2013

NEW DELHI- India said it was looking forward to strengthening economic ties with Egypt as President Mohamed Morsi headed to New Delhi for talks starting on Tuesday. The Egyptian president is due to...
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