Month: October 2011

By Melissa Ludwig mludwig Mansour El-Kikhia, chairman of the political science department at the University of Texas at San Antonio, said Friday he is considering a run for president of Libya, his native country, when the...

Yemen has shut its international airport in the capital Sanaa after explosions were reported at an adjacent air force base. A number of blasts were heard at the al-Daylami base, prompting flights to be rerouted from Sanaa...

by Samer al-Atrush – CAIRO (AFP) Egypt’s ruling military jailed a veteran dissident and blogger on Sunday on charges of inciting deadly clashes between soldiers and Christians this month, his sister and a fellow...

CAIRO (AFP) The trial of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, which was due to resume on Sunday, has been postponed following demands for the appointment of a new judge, the state-run MENA news agency reported. A new hearing...

Rabat – Italy’s foreign ministry has strongly advised Italian nationals not to travel to South Algeria, especially to the Tindouf camps, because of insecurity prevailing there. In a statement carried by its website, the...