Iraqi president fights to maintain power at home
SULAIMANIYAH: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, who founded a political party to counter…
Polls kick off in south Lebanon
BEIRUT: South Lebanon went to the polls on Sunday with Hezbollah-backed candidates…
Israel holds major missile defense drill
JERUSALEM: Israel on Sunday kicked off a five-day nationwide defense drill aimed…
Islamist attack on Somali presidency kills 14 civilians
MOGADISHU: Somalia's Al-Qaeda-inspired Shebab rebels attacked the presidential palace in Mogadishu overnight,…
Yemen cleric urges Muslims in US army to kill comrades
DUBAI: Radical Yemeni cleric Anwar Al-Awlaqi urged all Muslims serving in the…
Masked gunmen torch UN summer camp in Gaza
GAZA CITY: Dozens of masked gunmen stormed a UN-run Gaza summer camp…
UN says Gaza blockade hinders reconstruction aid
JERUSALEM: Most of the property and infrastructure damaged in Israel's offensive on…
Nefertiti won't come between us: German FM tells Egypt
CAIRO: German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle assured Egypt on Saturday that a…
Germany urges Mideast parties to pursue direct talks
CAIRO: German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle on Saturday urged Israel and the…
Egypt and Pakistan to boost trade
CAIRO: Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Sunday that his…