Egyptian vote more one-sided than Mubarak’s days: Ayman Nour
DOHA (Reuters) - An Egyptian liberal politician jailed after he mounted a challenge for the presidency in 2005 said a presidential election that got underway in Egypt on Monday is...
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Egypt’s Brotherhood struggles to regroup in exile
DOHA/DUBAI (Reuters) - Exiled leaders of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood are struggling to regroup, targeted by hostile Arab powers, cut off from senior colleagues imprisoned back home and challenged by angry...
Qatar sets out labor reforms after rights criticism, but no timetable
DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar unveiled plans for labor reforms on Wednesday after persistent criticism from rights groups over its treatment of workers, but it set no timetable and the changes...
Public rifts at Arab summit likely to satisfy Iran and Syria
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Arab leaders at odds over supporting Islamists in upheavals across the Middle East have proved in no mood to reconcile at a summit this week, an outcome...
Defying allies, Qatar unlikely to abandon favored Syria rebels
DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar's backing for Syrian rebels widely regarded as jihadi militants might appear a diplomatic liability at a time when global alarm about al Qaeda is on the...
Police remove flagpole at center of Afghan, Taliban row
KABUL/DOHA (Reuters) - Police have removed a flagpole from the Taliban's office in Qatar, an official said on Sunday, expunging the last visible sign of official decoration that riled the...
Putin, Obama face off over Syria; rebels get Saudi missiles
ENISKILLEN, Northern Ireland/DUBAI (Reuters) - Rebels fought to halt an advance by President Bashar al-Assad's forces into northern Syria on Monday while U.S. President Barack Obama faced a showdown with...
Saudi supplying missiles to Syria rebels: Gulf source
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia, a staunch opponent of President Bashar al-Assad since early in Syria's conflict, began supplying anti-aircraft missiles to rebels "on a small scale" about two months...
OPEC coasts towards smooth deal with oversupply fear on hold
VIENNA (Reuters) - OPEC, enjoying oil at just over $100 a barrel, looks set to keep its output policy on a steady course for 2013 - leaving clear room for...
Booze and bikinis are welcome in Egypt, says tourism minister
DUBAI (Reuters) - Islamist-ruled Egypt is open to visitors who drink alcohol and wear bikinis as it sets out to boost numbers by at least a fifth this year, the...