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Yemen releases 23 Egyptian fishermen
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
Egyptian freedoms have severely deteriorated, say activists
Egypt

Egyptian freedoms have severely deteriorated, say activists

Participants at a Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) sponsored conference on Saturday said President Mubarak's regime is tightening…
Yemen arrests suspects, Egypt takes precautions, as shipped parcels confirmed as bombs
Egypt

Yemen arrests suspects, Egypt takes precautions, as shipped parcels confirmed as bombs

Egypt increased security measures in its airports in the wake of terrorism threats circulating on Saturday. Civil Aviation Minister Ahmed…
Egypt releases 20 Yemeni fishermen
Egypt

Egypt releases 20 Yemeni fishermen

Egyptian authorities released 20 Yemeni fishermen on Friday that were arrested in June when they were found sailing in Egyptian…
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