Yemen
Amr Moussa calls for end to Libya bloodshed
Egypt
February 21, 2011
Amr Moussa calls for end to Libya bloodshed
In his first comment on the protests sweeping several Arab countries, Secretary-General of the Arab League Amr Moussa called for…
Monday’s papers: New cabinet, constitutional change, languishing politicians
Egypt
February 21, 2011
Monday’s papers: New cabinet, constitutional change, languishing politicians
Speculations about the new cabinet take up substantial space on the front pages of today’s newspapers. New ministers are expected…
Yemen student dies in clash with regime supporters
World
February 19, 2011
Yemen student dies in clash with regime supporters
Sanaa--One protester was shot dead and five wounded in clashes with Yemeni government supporters near the capital Sanaa's university campus…
Yemen releases 23 Egyptian fishermen
Egypt
February 17, 2011
Yemen releases 23 Egyptian fishermen
Egyptian fishermen who were detained last Friday when their Tag al-Islam fishing boat was caught without permits in Yemen’s territorial…
Yemen president blasts succession claims
Egypt
January 24, 2011
Yemen president blasts succession claims
Sanaa, Yemen (AP)--Yemen's president blasted opposition claims of a planned handover of power to his son, describing such talk as…
Saudi forces arrest 149 al-Qaeda suspects
World
November 26, 2010
Saudi forces arrest 149 al-Qaeda suspects
Ryadh--Saudi authorities said Friday they arrested 149 al-Qaeda suspects in a months-long sweep and thwarted attacks inside the kingdom on…
Moderate Egyptian TV preacher to fight extremism in Yemen
Egypt
November 25, 2010
Moderate Egyptian TV preacher to fight extremism in Yemen
Aden--Yemen has enlisted the help of a popular Egyptian television preacher to help it dislodge the militant Islamists' foothold within…
Yemen car bomb kills 17, rattling fragile truce
World
November 24, 2010
Yemen car bomb kills 17, rattling fragile truce
Sanaa--A car bomb struck a religious procession in a Shiite rebel bastion of north Yemen on Wednesday, killing 17 people…
Obama: judge, jury and executioner
Opinion
November 18, 2010
Obama: judge, jury and executioner
As a presidential candidate in 2007, Barack Obama took part in a questionnaire about executive power distributed by the Boston…
Monday’s papers: Rules of confusion, right of leniency, beards and burqas
Egypt
November 1, 2010
Monday’s papers: Rules of confusion, right of leniency, beards and burqas
State-owned papers start off today’s news with reports on the upcoming parliamentary elections, for which, according to Al-Ahram, several new…