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Egypt’s army backs Sisi’s presidential bid 28 Jan 2014 - 02:49 am

CAIRO: Egypt’s military council has given the army chief, Field Marshal Abdel Fattah Al Sisi (pictured), a green light to run for president,...

Libyan militiaman released in Egypt after diplomats freed 28 Jan 2014 - 02:49 am

Egyptian diplomats attend a news conference after being released in Tripoli yesterday. CAIRO: A Libyan militia commander was released in Egypt after Egyptian...

Fighting continues 28 Jan 2014 - 02:48 am

A rocket is launched by SPLA forces from the back of a military vehicle at Mathiang near Bor, South Sudan, yesterday. The government...

Syria talks to continue despite deadlock 28 Jan 2014 - 02:47 am

GENEVA: Syrian peace talks in Geneva were deadlocked yesterday over the explosive issue of transferring power from President Bashar Al Assad’s regime, delegates...

France cautiously backs Turkey’s EU bid 28 Jan 2014 - 02:46 am

French President Francois Hollande with Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara yesterday. ANKARA: French President Francois Hollande cautiously backed Turkey’s aim...

Chemical weapons removed 28 Jan 2014 - 02:46 am

DAMASCUS: A second shipment of chemical weapons materials has been removed from Syria under a deal to eliminate its arsenal, the joint UN...

Talks on Iran nuclear deal expected in New York in Feb 28 Jan 2014 - 02:44 am

UNITED NATIONS/BRUSSELS: The first round of talks between Iran and six world powers on a long-term deal for Tehran to curb parts of...

Bahrain court upholds jail for 13 Shias 28 Jan 2014 - 02:44 am

DUBAI: A Bahraini court upheld yesterday jail sentences of 10-15 years for Shias convicted of launching two separate attacks on police in the...

No concrete step yet for Homs evacuation, aid 28 Jan 2014 - 02:43 am

GENEVA: No concrete steps have been taken to evacuate women and children or provide aid to the besieged Old City of Homs despite...

Nine killed in latest Iraq bloodshed 28 Jan 2014 - 02:43 am

BAGHDAD: A series of attacks in Baghdad and Sunni Arab areas north of the capital killed nine people yesterday, as Iraq grapples with...

Qatar, Saudi Arabia sign minutes of exchanging instruments of ratification 27 Jan 2014 - 03:00 pm

DOHA: A signing ceremony on a minutes of the exchange of ratification instruments of two memoranda of understanding between the governments of the...

World Bank warns Myanmar on corruption as it unveils $2bn in aid 27 Jan 2014 - 02:49 pm

YANGON: The World Bank on Monday warned Myanmar against corruption as it unveiled a $2-billion aid package designed to provide better health care...

UAE gives assurances on health of president 27 Jan 2014 - 02:25 pm

RIYADH: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) issued a reassuring message yesterday about the health of President H H Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al...

Philippines to file US suit to retrieve Marcos' Monet 27 Jan 2014 - 02:24 pm

MANILA: The Philippines will file a civil suit in the United States to recover a Monet painting that vanished after the 1986 revolution...

Libya and Egypt in talks over diplomat hostages 27 Jan 2014 - 02:24 pm

A Libyan soldier mans a checkpoint in the capital Tripoli yesterday. TRIPOLI: Libya’s government was in talks yesterday with Egypt to resolve a...

Ukraine oppn defiant after PM job offer 27 Jan 2014 - 02:22 pm

Ukrainian opposition supporters shout slogans during the funeral procession of protester Mikhail Zhiznevsky, killed in unclear circumstances during anti-government protests, in Kiev, yesterday....

Far-right leader 27 Jan 2014 - 02:22 pm

Gabor Vona, leader of Hungary’s far-right Jobbik party, addresses expatriate supporters at a rally in Hyde Park in central London yesterday. Vona, who...

Morales in Cuba 27 Jan 2014 - 02:21 pm

President Evo Morales arrives at Jose Marti international airport in Havana yesterday. Havana will hold the II Summit of Latin American and Caribbean...