Could Egypt and Sudan's 55-year feud be over?
The two countries are weighing plans to create a co-operative economic zone in Egypt’s southern Halaib Triangle, a region both governments have quietly feuded over for years.
Nobody Is Reading: Fifth of Gulf print titles shut last year
UAE-based newspapers and magazines worst affected as advertising revenues decline
Members of Ottoman dynasty to hold meeting during Republic Week
Members of the Ottoman dynasty are getting ready to hold the Ottoman Symposium on the occasion of the establishment of the Turkish Republic, with Orhan Osmanoğlu, a grandson of Ottoman Sultan Abdülhamid II, saying they will use the opportunity to show the unity of the republic and the Ottoman Empire.
Blix set to face Iraq questions
The man who led the UN's weapons inspectors in Iraq before the 2003 invasion will answer questions on Tuesday.
Iraq inquiry 'is too easygoing'
The Iraq inquiry is doing too little to ensure government openness about the lead-up to the war, a former senior diplomat says.
Afghans welcome release of secret war files by the WikiLeaks website
In Kabul, politicians say Nato allies must now explain to their citizens why so many lives have been lost in a war strategy that is not working.
A Russian Milestone: First Black Man Elected to Office
People in this town used to stare at Jean Gregoire Sagbo because they had never seen a black man. Now they say they see in him something equally rare - an honest politician.
BlackBerrys pose 'security risk'
The United Arab Emirates says that it is considering restrictions on BlackBerry phones, as they pose a "national security risk".
Rebels 'take Yemen army position'
Shia rebels in northern Yemen have taken over an army post and captured a number of soldiers, officials say.
Squeezing Iran
Can sanctions stop Iran from pursuing its nuclear ambitions?
Trial closes in New York airport bomb plot case
Two accused Islamist militants on trial for conspiracy to bomb a New York airport were egged on by a government informant, with one being all talk and the other a bystander, their lawyers said on Monday.
Struggle to contain fresh flooding
BEIJING - Due to fresh torrential downpours, the Three Gorges Dam is expected to endure its second flood peak on Wednesday morning, according to local authorities.
Israel signals new cooperation with UN over Gaza flotilla
As a fresh round of activist ships prepares to set sail from Lebanon, Israel and the UN have made conciliatory statements on the Gaza flotilla issue that could help repair the fraught relationship – although not completely.
Shipping firms threaten to abandon Dammam port
Slow loading and unloading has caused a 'crisis' at Saudi port; firms threaten to leave.
S. Korea to build Jordan's first nuclear research reactor
A South Korean consortium led by the state-run Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) will begin
UAE non-oil trade rises 14% to $ 16.22 billion in May 2010
The primary statistical data of the Federal Customs Authority confirmed the growth of non-oil trade volume of the UAE with a rate of 14% by the end of May
Memorial to Marwa Sherbini Vandalised
Vandals have attacked an art project erected in honor of Marwa El-Sherbini, a pregnant headscarved Egyptian woman who was murdered in a German court room, organizers said.
British Petroleum's Hayward to leave as CEO; Russia job in works
Tony Hayward, who became the face of BP's flailing efforts to contain the massive Gulf oil spill, will step down as chief executive in October and be offered a job with the company's joint venture in Russia, a person familiar with the matter said Monday.
Dusty desert
Worthless land becomes valuable as solar panels move in
Majority of Georgians favor joining NATO
Georgia's annexation to NATO is supported by 59% of the country's population, according to a poll carried out by the International National Democratic Institute.
Birth rates rise, but more men die younger
In the nearest years, Ukraine will preserve its total birth rate, according to a forecast by national experts aired during a video conference, entitled "Depopulation in Ukraine and Russia - Similarity and Differences". Ella Libanova, Director of the Institute for Demography and Social Studies (IDSS) at the National Academy of Sciences, said that in recent years the fertility situation has slightly improved in Ukraine - a rise started in 2002.
Taliban used heat-seeker missiles against Nato helicopter
Taliban insurgents used a heat-seeking missile to down a Nato transport helicopter in Helmand killing a British soldier, five Americans and a Canadian, the documents show.
France's richest woman questioned over Sarkozy funding scandal
Police questioning Liliane Bettencourt, France's richest woman, over ballooning tax evasion and party funding scandal.
Cameron to give Turkey EU backing
David Cameron is to argue strongly for Turkey's membership of the European Union, saying he is "angry" at the slow pace of negotiations.
Face transplant man TV appearance
A Spanish man who underwent the world's first full face transplant reveals his new look before TV cameras.
Vicar gives Holy Communion to dog
An Anglican church in Canada has become the focus of controversy after a vicar gave Holy Communion to a dog.
Poll lead narrows in Aussie election
PM Gillard finds party only four points up, down from 10 last week
Cerne Abbas Giant 'inspires' fertility boom
A giant chalk man carved into a west country hillside is living up to its legendary status as a figure of fertility by producing a baby boom in the surrounding area.
Russian Satanists jailed for 'ritual sacrifice' teen killings
Six members of a Satanic cult were jailed for up to 20 years in Russia on Monday for four murders in which they "ritually sacrificed", dismembered and then ate their teenage victims in a forest.
Jane Austen's Fight Club is viral web video hit
A spoof film trailer gets nearly 200,000 hits on YouTube in two days.
Why even prison can't stop Mexico's brutal drug lords
It was a messy business, clearing-up after the carload of masked gunmen who burst into the function room at a suburban hotel in the city of Torreon in northern Mexico last Saturday night and began randomly spraying bullets into a crowded dancefloor full of young men and women.
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