Billionaire Saudi prince loses UK court battle over Gaddafi jet
By Estelle Shirbon A billionaire Saudi prince was ordered by a British court on Wednesday to pay a $10-million commission on the sale of his...
Middle East
EU’s top diplomat meets Egypt’s Mursi
By Maggie Fick and Matthew Robinson Egypt’s rulers allowed an EU envoy to meet deposed President Mohamed Mursi, the first time an outsider was given...
‘Difficult choices’ lay ahead for Israelis and Palestinians, Kerry warns
By Mark Felsenthal US SECRETARY of State John Kerry named former US ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk as his main envoy in Israeli-Palestinian talks which...
EU urges Egypt rulers to end stand-off with Brotherhood
By Maggie Fick and Matt Robinson Europe’s top diplomat pressed Egypt’s rulers on Monday to step back from a growing confrontation with the Muslim Brotherhood...
Wave of car bombings target Iraqi Shi’ites, killing 55
By Kareem Raheem Seventeen car bombs exploded in Iraq on Monday, killing at least 55 people in predominantly Shi’ite areas in some of the deadliest...
Brotherhood accuses Egyptian security forces of shooting dead dozens
By Tom Perry and Noah Browning Egyptian security forces shot dead dozens of supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi on Saturday, witnesses said, days...
Israel blocks EU projects in West Bank
By Allyn Fisher-Ilan Israel has blocked the European Union from aiding tens of thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank, in retaliation for an EU...
Egypt’s Mursi accused of murder, kidnapping before rallies
By Crispian Balmer and Asma Alsharif The Egyptian army is detaining ousted President Mohamed Mursi over accusations of kidnapping, killing soldiers and other charges, the...
Egypt’s army raises pressure on Islamists with call for rallies
By Asma Alsharif and Tom Perry EGYPT’S military chief called for mass rallies on Friday to give him a mandate to tackle violence that has...
UN chemical arms investigator arrives in Syria to seek access
The head of a UN chemical weapons investigation team arrived in Syria on Wednesday to discuss his inquiry into allegations that chemical arms have been...
Family of Egypt’s Mursi threatens legal action over army ‘abduction’
THE FAMILY of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi said on Monday it would take legal action against the army, accusing it of abducting the country’s...
EU blacklists military wing of Hezbollah
By Justyna Pawlak and Adrian Croft European Union governments agreed on Monday to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on the EU terrorism blacklist in...
Kerry says Israel, Palestinians lay groundwork for peace talks
By Arshad Mohammed Israel and the Palestinians have laid the groundwork for resuming peace talks after an almost three-year stalemate, U.S. Secretary of State John...
Arabs back Kerry push to renew Israel-Palestinian talks
By Arshad Mohammed The Arab League has endorsed the drive to relaunch Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations led by US Secretary of State John Kerry, who said...
Kerry to meet Arab League officials on Israeli-Palestinian peace
By Arshad Mohammed U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is due to meet on Wednesday with officials from Arab nations that he regards as essential...
Clashes return to streets of Cairo in another blow for Egypt
By Ulf Laessing and Mike Collett-White Egyptian police and protesters clashed in central Cairo early on Tuesday after fights broke out between supporters of ousted...
Chill Cairo welcome for US envoy as Mursi supporters gather
By Maggie Fick and Yasmine Saleh The first senior U.S. official to visit Egypt since the army toppled its elected president was snubbed by both...
Egypt announces criminal investigation of Mursi
By Yasmine Saleh and Peter Graff Egypt announced a criminal investigation on Saturday against deposed Islamist president Mohamed Mursi, with prosecutors saying they were examining complaints...
Egypt orders arrest of Brotherhood leaders
By Maggie Fick and Alexander Dziadosz Egypt’s public prosecutor ordered the arrest on Wednesday of the leaders of ousted President Mohamed Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood, charging...
Egypt PM confers with liberals for post-Mursi cabinet
By Maggie Fick and Peter Graff Egypt’s new interim prime minister reached for liberals on Wednesday to revive a shattered economy as he began forming...
