CAIRO: Egypt's military rulers picked a prime minister from ousted leader Hosni Mubarak's era to head the next government in a move quickly rejected by tens of thousands of protesters, while the United States ratcheted up pressure on the generals to (...)
SANAA: A doctor would have recognized the signs of chronic malnutrition immediately in the 7-month-old girl — the swollen stomach, the constant cough. Her mother, though, had only traditional healers to turn to in her Yemeni mountain village, and (...)
CAIRO: An Egyptian airport official says an American writer and translator has been denied entry into the country.
The official said Raymond Stock was turned back Friday upon arrival from London. He also said Stock has been placed on a (...)
MAGHAGHA: Leading Egyptian democracy advocate Mohamed ElBaradei said he is pushing to unify the country's opposition groups to build enough numbers for pro-reform protests after parliamentary elections marred by widespread allegations of (...)
MINA, Saudi Arabia: Rain soaked crowds of Muslim pilgrims and lightning flashed Thursday as they performed some of the final rituals of the annual hajj, stoning symbols of the devil and circling the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site.
Some 2.8 million (...)
SAN'A: A 26-year old American from New Jersey came to Yemen in 2008 to study religion and language, his US lawyer said — but ended up detained as an Al-Qaeda suspect nearly 18 months later and was held shackled to a police hospital bed for weeks (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's leading democracy advocate defended his alliance with the country's largest but banned Islamist opposition group in an interview broadcast Friday — saying that their ideological differences don't preclude sharing goals.
The 2005 (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's leading democracy advocate has made a forceful call for the nation to boycott November's parliamentary election, saying they were certain to be rigged and urging his young supporters to be patient and plan for a lengthy (...)
CAIRO: The head of southern Sudan's main political party said the crucial referendum on whether the region is to split from the north will be held on time, even if the disputed north-south border isn't drawn by then.
Pagan Amum of the southern (...)
CAIRO: Saad Eddin Ibrahim, the Egyptian-American academic and vocal government critic, returned to Egypt late Wednesday for his first visit after a three-year self exile despite outstanding complaints filed against him for damaging Egyptian (...)
CAIRO: Egypt said Wednesday it has received US assurances that may help in restarting direct peace talks between the Palestinians and Israel.
Egyptian presidential spokesman Suleiman Awwad did not disclose details of the US assurances, which come (...)
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak said Thursday improving economic growth and dealing with social disparities were top priorities for the Arab world's most populous nation, challenging his political opponents to take them on.
Near daily protests in (...)
CAIRO: An Egyptian airport official says six Arabian horses owned by a Saudi Arabian prince became agitated in the cargo hold of a Saudi-bound plane, delaying take off for more than an hour.
The official said Wednesday an EgyptAir pilot was (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's massive new museum for its famous antiquities now has a power plant, a fire station and its own conservation center, and over the next two years it will become home to some 100,000 artifacts, officials said Monday.
A partial (...)