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Coalition plan against IS welcome: Iraq 07 Sep 2014 - 01:57 am

BAGHDAD: Iraq yesterday welcomed US President Barack Obama’s plan for an international coalition against jihadists as a “strong message of support”, after repeatedly...

Deal logically with Yemenis, Hadi tells Iran 07 Sep 2014 - 01:57 am

SANA’A: President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi urged Iran yesterday to be “reasonable” in dealing with Yemen, where it is accused of supporting Shia Houthi...

Syria air strikes kill 35 including 15 jihadists 07 Sep 2014 - 01:57 am

BEIRUT: Syrian air strikes in the jihadist-held northern city of Raqa yesterday killed 35 people, including 15 Islamic State (IS) members, a monitoring...

Heavy clashes in Libya 07 Sep 2014 - 01:57 am

BENGHAZI: Heavy clashes erupted between a former general’s forces and Islamist fighters in the eastern city of Benghazi yesterday, military officials said, one...

Somalia worried over Al Shebab revenge 07 Sep 2014 - 01:56 am

MOGADISHU: Somalia’s government warned yesterday of a wave of retaliatory attacks by the country’s Al Qaeda-linked Shabab rebels after their leader was confirmed...

Never gave iaea a deadline, says Iran 07 Sep 2014 - 01:56 am

VIENNA: Iran said yesterday it never agreed to a deadline to provide answers on its controversial nuclear programme, after the UN atomic watchdog...

Bahrain court extends rights activist’s detention 07 Sep 2014 - 01:56 am

DUBAI: A Bahrain court ruled yesterday that prominent rights activist Maryam Al Khawaja be kept behind bars for an extra 10 days despite...

OBAMA NATO SUMMIT BALANCE UKRAINE RUSSIA MIDEAST ISIS IRAQ SYRIA MIDDLE EAST 07 Sep 2014 - 01:54 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: BLEIBEL Source: Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon Keywords: COLOR OBAMA NATO SUMMIT BALANCE UKRAINE RUSSIA MIDEAST ISIS IRAQ SYRIA MIDDLE...

Ukraine peace holds amid nervousness 07 Sep 2014 - 01:53 am

Soldiers stand atop a destroyed Ukrainian tank on the road after fighting with militant separatists the previous day near the eastern city of...

Sierra Leone orders 3-day shutdown over Ebola 07 Sep 2014 - 01:52 am

A supporter of Ivory Coast’s national football team holds a placard reading “Stop Ebola” while attending the 2015 African Cup of Nations qualifying...

Scots to be offered radical deal to save union 07 Sep 2014 - 01:51 am

A bagpiper takes part in the Braemar Gathering in Braemar, central Scotland, yesterday. EDINBURGH: The people of Scotland will be offered the chance...

Hundreds attend scribe’s memorial 07 Sep 2014 - 01:51 am

Cousins of slain US journalist Steven Sotloff leave Temple Beth Am, where a memorial service was held in Pinecrest, Florida, on Friday. MIAMI:...

Hillary meets Mexico president 07 Sep 2014 - 01:50 am

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (left) with Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto (second right) and Mexico’s Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Meade...

Boko Haram attacks one more town near Cameroon border 07 Sep 2014 - 01:49 am

YOLA, Nigeria: Boko Haram militants early yesterday attacked another town in northeast Nigeria, pushing southwards in an apparent strategy to carve out an...

Hollande’s ex-partner skips France for Madagascar 07 Sep 2014 - 01:48 am

SAINT-DENIS DE LA REUNION: Francois Hollande’s spurned girlfriend turned poison pen has skipped France for the Indian Ocean isle of Madagascar, a day...

Merkel vows to fight anti-Semitism in Germany 07 Sep 2014 - 01:48 am

BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel said yesterday she would do everything she could to fight anti-Semitism in Germany, amid reports of attacks and a...

Nato holds war games in Latvia 07 Sep 2014 - 01:48 am

RIGA: NATO staged a major military exercise in Latvia yesterday in a practical demonstration of NATO leaders’ commitment to defend its Baltic member...

Obama postpones immigration reform 07 Sep 2014 - 01:48 am

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama will wait until after November’s midterm elections to reform the US immigration system with his executive power, seeking to...