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Palestinians reclaim settlement land 04 Oct 2013 - 05:14 am

A Palestinian family celebrates after returning to its land for the first time in 35 years, near the village of Burqa, north of...

Arms experts see progress in Syria 04 Oct 2013 - 05:13 am

DAMASCUS: International experts preparing to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal said they had made “encouraging” progress yesterday and expect to carry out on-site...

Turkey renews mandate to send troops to Syria if needed 04 Oct 2013 - 05:13 am

ANKARA: Turkey’s parliament voted yesterday to extend by a year a mandate authorising the deployment of troops to Syria if needed after the...

Iran authorities studying direct flights to US 04 Oct 2013 - 05:13 am

TEHRAN: An Iranian newspaper says the country’s civil aviation authority is examining ways to resume direct flights to and from the United States....

Revolutionary Guard probes officer’s death 04 Oct 2013 - 05:13 am

DUBAI: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they were investigating the death of an officer in a “horrific incident”, but denied media reports it was...

Violence in Iraq leaves eight dead 04 Oct 2013 - 05:12 am

BAGHDAD: A bomb exploded near a soccer field while teenagers were playing south of Baghdad, the deadliest of three attacks that left eight...

USA GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN OBAMA TRUCK TEA PARTY PINS 04 Oct 2013 - 05:11 am

Group: ViewsAmerica Credit: VAN DAM Source: Landsmeer, Netherlands Keywords: COLOR USA GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN OBAMA TRUCK TEA PARTY PINS 100213 Provider: CartoonArts International /...

Be inclusive, Ashton tells Egypt rulers 04 Oct 2013 - 05:08 am

CAIRO: European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton yesterday called for an “inclusive” approach to solve the political turmoil in Egypt triggered by...

Sudan charges 35 with vandalism after riots 04 Oct 2013 - 05:07 am

KHARTOUM: Thirty-five people appeared in court yesterday accused of vandalism during a week of deadly anti-government riots in Sudan, a lawyer said, the...

Four jailed for bomb attack in Bahrain 04 Oct 2013 - 05:07 am

MANAMA: Four Bahrainis were sentenced to life in jail yesterday for planting a bomb targeting police and civilians in March, the state news...

Turkey likely to sign Chinese defence deal 04 Oct 2013 - 05:07 am

ANKARA: Turkey is likely to sign a $3.4bn missile defence deal with a Chinese firm under US sanctions, a senior official said on...

Canadians end hunger strike 04 Oct 2013 - 05:07 am

CAIRO: Two Canadians held in Egypt since mid-August have ended their hunger strike after winning small concessions from their jailers, a relative of...

Two Libyans killed in Russian embassy attack 04 Oct 2013 - 05:06 am

TRIPOLI: Two assailants were killed when protesters attacked Russia’s embassy in Tripoli, a minister said yesterday, while denying claims he had urged Russian...

Tunisia political dialogue to start tomorrow 04 Oct 2013 - 05:06 am

TUNIS: Tunisia’s ruling Islamists and their secular opponents will start three weeks of negotiations tomorrow to allow the government to step down and...

Saudi jails, lashes dancers 04 Oct 2013 - 05:06 am

RIYADH: A Saudi court has sentenced four men to up to 10 years in prison and 2,000 lashes for dancing “naked” in public,...

Yemen troops retake army HQ from militants 04 Oct 2013 - 05:05 am

SANAA: Yemeni troops have retaken a military headquarters in a deadly assault on Al Qaeda-linked militants who seized it this week and took...

Stop this farce, says Obama 04 Oct 2013 - 05:04 am

US House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner (seconf left), with staff and security, walks to the House floor to vote on funding for...

UK paper apologises to Miliband 04 Oct 2013 - 05:04 am

LONDON: A British newspaper apologised to opposition Labour leader Ed Miliband and suspended two journalists yesterday after it sent a reporter to a...