ABU MUSSALEM: Residents of an Egyptian village outside Cairo said they were “proud” of the mob lynching of four Shias in an attack...
ABU MUSSALEM: Residents of an Egyptian village outside Cairo said they were “proud” of the mob lynching of four Shias in an attack...
KHARTOUM: Sudan’s once-powerful intelligence chief has been charged with plotting against the state and could face the death penalty, his lawyer said yesterday...
CAIRO: A coalition of Egyptian Islamist parties yesterday called for an “open-ended” demonstration on Friday in support of President Mohammed Mursi two days...
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: The Israeli air force (IAF) attacked targets in the Gaza Strip early yesterday, following rocket fire from the Palestinian...
MOSCOW: A decision by international opponents of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad to give military support to Western-backed rebels will hamper efforts to...
BEIRUT: A decision by Western and Arab countries to arm rebels fighting to topple Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad poses a danger to...
BAGHDAD: A wave of car bombs across Baghdad, mostly targeting Shia areas, killed 23 people yesterday in the latest surge of violence as...
LUXEMBOURG: Germany proposed yesterday postponing a new round of European Union membership talks with Turkey by about four months to signal EU displeasure...
SANA’A: Tens of thousands of Yemeni workers left Saudi Arabia and thousands more are expected to depart in the coming weeks ahead of...
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia yesterday beheaded two Pakistani men convicted of armed robbery, the Interior Ministry said in a statement carried by the official...
RIYADH: A Saudi man has died from the MERS virus, bringing the kingdom’s death toll from the SARS-like infection to 34, the ministry...
The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and the Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with...
YANGON: Myanmar has reacted angrily to a Time magazine cover story on a prominent radical monk accused of fuelling anti-Muslim violence, accompanied by...
MILAN: An Italian court yesterday sentenced Silvio Berlusconi to seven years in jail and banned the former prime minister from holding public office...
A supporter of Edward Snowden holds a sign outside the Embassy of Ecuador in London WASHINGTON/MOSCOW: The United States yesterday increased pressure on...
DOHA: The GCC Secretary-General Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani said yesterday that the GCC states will step up measures against Hezbollah’s interests...
Lebanese soldiers take cover as they enter the Abra neighbourhood on the outskirts of Sidon, where fighting between the army and supporters of...
