Jordan arrests 103 radicals in violent clashes
2011-04-18 07:38:44
Jordanian security authorities announced Sunday they have arrested 103 Jihadists Salafists who clashed with police Friday, injuring over 80 of them.
Mubarak still in hospital
2011-04-18 06:37:06
Egyptian former President Hosni Mubarak is still in Sharm El-Sheikh Hospital along with his wife Suzanne, Egypt's state news agency MENA quoted an official source as saying on Sunday.
Egypt continues inquest on Mubarak's sons
2011-04-17 22:21:37
The Public Prosecution interrogated Sunday Alaa and Gamal, sons of former President Hosni Mubarak, in Tura jail to complete previous interrogations
Egypt to try former PM, finance minister
2011-04-17 22:18:41
Egypt will put on trial the former prime minister and his finance minister on charges of profiteering and squandering public funds, the public prosecutor's office said on Sunday.
Gadhafi forces shell Ajdabiya in E Libya
2011-04-17 19:42:00
Troops loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Sunday shelled the rebel-held city of Ajdabiya, a strategic eastern town that has been the scene of fierce fighting in recent weeks.
NATO splits on Libya as battle rages on
2011-04-17 15:28:40
Libya's rebel forces, led by the newly-formed Transitional National Council (TNC), are advancing westward and fighting back bitterly with the government forces, town by town.
Cuba to consider term limits for leaders
2011-04-17 11:41:14
President Raul Castro Saturday proposed to limit the terms for officials of the government and the ruling Cuban Communist Party to a maximum of 10 consecutive years.
NATO split over military ambition in Libya
2011-04-17 09:09:37
Violence continued on Saturday in parts of Libya, including the eastern oil town of Brega, the western city Misrata and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's hometown Sirte.
Court dissolves Mubarak's former party
2011-04-17 08:48:42
An Egyptian court on Saturday ordered the dissolution of former President Hosni Mubarak's political party, meeting a demand of the pro-democracy movement whose protests ended his 30-year authoritarian rule.
Actor Nicolas Cage arrested in New Orleans
2011-04-17 08:16:54
Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage has been arrested in New Orleans after a drunken argument with his wife outside a residence in the French Quarter, police said on Saturday.
Iran blames US, Israel for computer worm
2011-04-16 22:17:04
A senior Iranian military official says experts have determined the United States and Israel were behind a mysterious computer worm known as Stuxnet that has harmed Iran's nuclear program.
Egypt's court orders to dissolve ex-ruling party
2011-04-16 22:16:07
The Egyptian supreme administrative court ordered on Saturday to dissolve the former ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) and hand its assets to the government, the state TV reported.