A conference in the Moroccan capital Rabat on Tuesday launched a call for the legalization of abortion in the north African country to end the “real tragedy” of backstreet terminations. “Clandestine abortion is a taboo subject but a v
Bond yields in Madrid reach euro-era highs, as Spanish banks suffer further downgrades, amid scepticism over bailout.
قالت متحدثة باسم الأمم المتحدة إن مراقبي المنظمة الدولية الذين حاولوا اليوم دخول قرية الحفة بريف اللاذقية، وجدوا أن الوضع الأمني "خطير" بها
صوَّت أعضاء البرلمان المصري بغرفتيه (مجلس الشعب ومجلس الشورى)، بعد ظهر اليوم الثلاثاء، على اختيار أعضاء الجمعية التأسيسية للدستور. وقد انسح
Egypt’s April 6 Movement, one of the main youth groups that took part in the uprising that ousted president Hosni Mubarak last year, announced on Tuesday its support for Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Mursi in the presidential runoff this week.
More used to enduring eviction orders than enforcing them, Palestinians are relishing the Israeli government’s discomfort as it struggles to evacuate five settler buildings in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s supreme court upheld a petition by a grou
A Saudi trade body cancelled a Tuesday meeting with a Russian delegation of businessmen in protest at Moscow’s position on the Syrian uprising, a top official said. “The Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Riyadh has cancelled a schedul
The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution threatening sanctions against groups seen undermining Yemen’s political transition and staging attacks in the country. The family and supporters of former president Ali