تعرض الفرنسي فرانك ريبيري، جناح الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي بايرن ميونخ الألماني لكرة القدم لإصابة عضلية ويمكن أن يغيب عن مباراة فريقه أمام هوفنهايم التي تقام الأسبوع المقبل مع بدء استئناف الدوري الألماني (بوندسليجا).
وذكر بايرن ميونخ في بيان (...)
Addressing reporters in the capital N'Djamena on the 55th anniversary of Chad's independence from France, Déby said: "Boko Haram is decapitated. There are little groups (of Boko Haram members) scattered throughout east Nigeria, on the border with (...)
A Paris court on Wednesday handed controversial French comedian Dieudonné M'bala M'bala a two-month suspended prison sentence for being "an apologist for terrorism" over a Facebook posting following the Charle Hebdo attack.
The latest charges (...)
توفي سجين سياسي كوبي في 31 من العمر بعد أن أضرب عن الطعام احتجاجا على حكم بالسجن لمدة أربع سنوات.
وكان السجين فيلمار فيلار يترأس اللجنة الكوبية لحقوق الإنسان والمصالحة الوطنية قد بلغ حالة الخطر وأقام في قسم العناية المركزة قبل أن يفارق (...)
WASHINGTON: The United States Wednesday rejected accusations that it was interfering in Egyptian affairs, after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's comments provoked an angry response from Cairo.
"We are going to speak out for the human (...)
WASHINGTON: A new Islamist group in Egypt's Sinai peninsula has vowed attacks on the military government in Cairo and US targets, according to a statement posted on a militant forum.
The group, calling itself Ansar Al-Jihad in the Sinai (...)
He kept his quick wit throughout jail terms, torture and solitary confinement, but it seems nothing quite prepared Myanmar's most famous comedian for his first trip out of the military-dominated state.
"When I saw the airplane I got a shock, when (...)
CAIRO: Most of the 13 people killed in recent days of anti-military clashes in Cairo died of gunshot wounds, and one died in detention after suffering head trauma, Egypt's chief forensic doctor said Tuesday.
Doctor Ehsan Kamil Gorgy's report (...)
CAIRO: Moody's Investors Service said it downgraded Egypt's government bond rating from B1 to B2 on Wednesday and placed it on review for further possible downgrade, concerned by political instability and economic woes.
The action comes a month (...)
GENEVA: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, on Monday condemned Egypt's "ruthless violence" and "inhuman acts" in the suppression of protests in Cairo.
Egyptian security forces have clashed for a fifth straight day with (...)
WASHINGTON/UN: Top US diplomat Hillary Clinton called on Egyptians to refrain from violence Sunday after a third straight day of deadly clashes in Cairo.
"I urge Egyptian security forces to respect and protect the universal rights of all (...)
CAIRO: Demonstrators and soldiers hurled stones at each other on Friday outside the cabinet's offices where protesters against the military rulers have been holding a weeks-long sit-in, witnesses said.
The central Cairo clashes erupted at dawn (...)
WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday urged Egypt's interim military rulers to reconsider a military court's verdict to jail a blogger for two years after he criticized the army.
"We are very concerned about reports that the military court (...)
French-directed silent film "The Artist," a tribute to the pre-"talkies" era, won six Golden Globe nominations Thursday to lead the field as Hollywood gears up for its annual awards season.
Tied for second were "The Help," about black servants in (...)
CAIRO: Egyptians headed to the polls again on Thursday in a phased election to choose the first post-revolution parliament, as liberals faced an uphill battle to compete with Islamist parties.
Ten months after a popular uprising ended Hosni (...)
CAIRO: Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal Al- Ganzoury said on Tuesday that 20,103 political prisoners had been released since February when a popular uprising toppled Hosni Mubarak, state media reported.
"20,103 political detainees have been released (...)
CAIRO: Islamists who swept to victory in the first stage of Egypt's parliamentary elections were looking to extend their winning streak in a second round of voting on Wednesday.
Some 18.8 million Egyptians are eligible to cast their ballots in (...)
STRASBOURG: The European Parliament honored five Arab Spring activists with its Sakharov human rights prize Wednesday, including the Tunisian who sparked region-wide uprisings by setting himself on fire.
Just two of the winners, who share a (...)
BEIRUT: The rise of Islamist movements in countries swept by the Arab revolutions has sent shudders through the region's Christians who fear for their survival and question the future make-up of the Middle East.
"Christians are rightly (...)
CAIRO: At least 30 protesters who have been camped outside the cabinet's headquarters in Cairo for weeks were rushed to hospital on Wednesday suffering from food poisoning, state television reported.
The demonstrators, who began their sit-in on (...)
JERUSALEM: Israel's new ambassador to Egypt, Yaakov Amitai, is to take up his post in Cairo on Monday, three months after an attack on the mission, a foreign ministry source said.
The source, declining to be named, said Amitai, replacing Yitzhak (...)
A posthumous album by Amy Winehouse, a rough and ready assortment of alternative versions of hits, unreleased tracks and covers, has been hailed as a poignant snapshot of the singer's troubled life.
Critics said that "Lioness: Hidden Treasures" (...)
VIENNA: This year's Arab Spring uprisings should affect the whole region, including Israel, Amr Moussa, the former secretary general of the Arab League and a candidate for the Egyptian presidency, said Friday.
"We are seeing a historic and (...)
CAIRO: Secular activists in Egypt were outflanked in recent parliamentary elections by Islamists, but they say they are digging in for a long battle with the ruling military leadership.
The secular, pro-democracy movement —a loose coalition of (...)
GENEVA: Human rights "went viral" in 2011 thanks to the exponential growth of social media on the Internet, the UN rights commissioner said Friday.
"2011 has been an extraordinary year for human rights (thanks to) the dynamic and irrepressible (...)
