Iraq president demands fair trial for VP

Tunisian government sworn in
TUNIS, (AFP) Tunisia's new government was sworn in on Saturday by the country's president, who told the ministers to get straight down to work. Headed by Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali of the moderate Islamist Ennahda party, the 30 ministers and 11 ... more Iraq president demands fair trial for VP
BAGHDAD, (AFP) Iraq's President Jalal Talabani said Saturday that the country's Sunni vice president, who stands accused of running a death squad, would stand trial only if promises were made regarding its fairness. His remarks come with the country ... more Egypt Islamists sweep second round of election
CAIRO, (AFP) - Egypt's main Islamist parties won 65 percent of votes for party lists in the second round of a historic election for a new parliament after Hosni Mubarak's ouster, the electoral committee said Saturday. The Freedom and Justice Party won ... more Hamas and Fatah both made mistakes Hamas chief
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat Hamas chief Khaled Meshal called on Palestinian factions, particularly the Hamas and Fatah movements, to have the courage to criticize themselves and bear the responsibility for the mistakes they have made in the past. Speaking ... more US has found 5,000 missiles in Libya
WASHINGTON, (AFP) US experts sent to Libya to recover weapons left over by the regime of fallen leader Moamer Kadhafi have found about 5,000 surface-to-air missiles, the State Department said Friday. The exact number is difficult to say, said spokesman ... more Cold war heats up between Washington and Hezbollah
BEIRUT, (AFP) A war of words is heating up between Hezbollah and Washington, with allegations and counter-allegations flying between the two foes as the crisis in Syria takes its toll on the Shiite militant group. The cold war between Iranian- and ... more Muslim Brotherhood denies Syria bombing claim
NICOSIA, (AFP) Syria's Muslim Brotherhood on Saturday denied an Internet claim of responsibility that it was behind suicide bombings in Damascus, saying the claim was posted on a fake website created by the regime. Spokesman Zuhair Salem, speaking ... more Egypt activists gather for mass rally against army
CAIRO, (Reuters) - Egyptian protesters gathered in Cairo for a mass rally they called for on Friday against the military's handling of protests that killed 17 people and have drawn international criticism of the ruling generals. Protesters who fought ... more Twin suicide bombings kill 40 in Damascus: Syria
BEIRUT, (Reuters) - Suicide car bombers struck Damascus on Friday, officials said, killing 40 people, gutting buildings and sending human limbs flying in the bloodiest violence seen in Syria's capital since a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad ... more Iraq talks cancelled after deadly bombings
BAGHDAD, (AFP) Crisis talks between political leaders set for Friday, a day after Iraq's worst attacks in four months, were cancelled amid a worsening row that has seen its premier threaten to dissolve power-sharing. Sunni Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, ... more U.S., Pakistan share blame in border deaths - U.S. probe
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - A U.S. probe on Thursday found both American and Pakistani forces were to blame for a border incident that killed 24 Pakistani troops last month, inflaming already strained ties and deepening doubts about whether Pakistan will ... more Hezbollah denies drugs, money laundering claims
BEIRUT, (AFP) Lebanese group Hezbollah on Thursday denied charges by the United States that the Shiite militant movement was involved in drug trafficking and money laundering schemes to fund its activities. "The United States' allegations that Hezbollah ... more Hamas says it plans to join Abbas's PLO
GAZA, (Reuters) - Rival Palestinian factions took a significant step towards reconciliation on Thursday as the Islamist group Hamas said it planned to join Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas's Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Abbas held ... more World leaders bid farewell to Vaclav Havel
PRAGUE, (Reuters) - International leaders bade farewell on Friday to former Czech President Vaclav Havel, the anti-communist dissident who led the peaceful "Velvet Revolution" and inspired human rights campaigners around the world. Secretary of State ... more Afghan president to replace top human rights officials
KABUL, (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai will replace four people at the national human rights commission to bring fresh blood into the group, and not because he is seeking to remove some of his most outspoken critics, his spokesman said on Friday. The ... more We must re-examine peace treaty with Israel - Egyptian Judge
Alexandria, Asharq Al-Awsat Judge Mahmoud al-Khudairi is the former vice president of the Egyptian Cassation Court. He is also a newly-elected member of the Peoples Assembly, having won the seat of the Sidi Gabir district, Alexandria, in the latest ... more Fatah, Hamas leaders debate PLO reform in Cairo
CAIRO, (AFP) Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal met on Thursday to discuss reforming the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) in a bid to allow the Islamist movement to join. The two men began meeting in Cairo ... more Qaeda leader's brother among 11 dead in Yemen
ADEN, (AFP) The brother of an Al-Qaeda chief was among six militants killed in the restive southern Yemeni province of Abyan, where five soldiers also died in overnight clashes, local officials said on Thursday. Five Qaeda suspects died when their ... more Egypt PM urges unity for sake of economy
CAIRO, (AFP) Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri called on Egyptians on Thursday to set aside their political differences for the sake of the economy, warning that the country's finances were deteriorating alarmingly. The appeal came a day after Moody's ... more

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