NATO vows to keep bombing Qadhafi forces in Libya
World
July 13, 2011
NATO vows to keep bombing Qadhafi forces in Libya
BRUSSELS - NATO will continue its bombing campaign in Libya as long as Muammar Qadhafi's forces remain an active threat…
Iran dismisses new US accusations that it is smuggling arms to Iraqi insurgents
World
July 13, 2011
Iran dismisses new US accusations that it is smuggling arms to Iraqi insurgents
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran’s state TV says the country’s defense minister has dismissed renewed US claims that Tehran is arming…
Rights group: Libyan rebels loot seized towns
World
July 13, 2011
Rights group: Libyan rebels loot seized towns
Libyan rebel forces seeking to oust Muammar Qadhafi have looted shops, homes and medical facilities in some of the towns…
Energy consortium suing Egypt over pipeline blasts
Business
July 12, 2011
Energy consortium suing Egypt over pipeline blasts
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli board member of a Cairo-based energy company that delivers natural gas to Israel says shareholders…
Egypt’s shares plunge on fourth day of sit-ins
Business
July 11, 2011
Egypt’s shares plunge on fourth day of sit-ins
Egypt's benchmark stock index dropped almost 3 percent Monday, dragged down by concerns of mounting unrest in the Arab world's…
Egypt ends unrestricted entry for Libyan travelers, imposes visa requirement
Egypt
July 9, 2011
Egypt ends unrestricted entry for Libyan travelers, imposes visa requirement
Egypt has ended unrestricted entry for Libyan nationals and has imposed visa requirements for Libyan travelers. The new regulation went…
Murdoch shutting down tabloid engulfed by phone-hacking scandal
World
July 8, 2011
Murdoch shutting down tabloid engulfed by phone-hacking scandal
LONDON - The Murdoch media empire unexpectedly killed off the muckraking News of the World tabloid Thursday after a public…
Team unearths first Roman-era basilica
Art news
July 7, 2011
Team unearths first Roman-era basilica
Officials say archaeologists have unearthed the first basilica erected in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria. Antiquities authorities say the…
Qadhafi’s forces step up fight against Libyan rebels in western strongholds
World
July 5, 2011
Qadhafi’s forces step up fight against Libyan rebels in western strongholds
Cairo - Muammar Qadhafi’s forces stepped up pressure near the port city of Misrata and a key western mountain range…
EU bans Egypt seed imports after E. coli outbreak
Egypt
July 5, 2011
EU bans Egypt seed imports after E. coli outbreak
BRUSSELS--The European Union says it is temporarily banning the import of certain seeds from Egypt after some were linked to…