Kuwait City/Cairo - The government of Kuwait has dissolved itself for the second time within four months, according to the Gulf emirate's Information Ministry.
However, according to the ministry, Kuwait's emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah, has yet to accept the government's decision.
If the government were to step back, Prime Minister Nasser Mohammed al-Sabah would avoid questions from parliamentarians on financial scandals and government measures to rein in the effects of the ongoing financial crisis.
The current administration was only seated in January. The previous administration, headed by the same prime minister, dissolved itself to avoid parliamentary questioning.
Cairo - Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden called on Somali militants to topple the new president Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and to continue fighting "infidels," according to a new audio tape carried by Islamist web sites on Thursday.
Cairo - The Egyptian ambassador to Israel has no plans to boycott celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of the peace agreement between Egypt and Israel, a spokesman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said Thursday, contradicting Israeli press reports.
Gaza City/Cairo - Hamas said Wednesday that Palestinian factions had agreed in Cairo that the unity government they are trying to form will be a transitional one that would prepare for new elections to be held no later than January 25, 2010.
Cairo - For the first time in three years, Hussein Bakhit, a 20-year-old student from Cairo, can leave his house without worrying about being stopped by the police.
