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Dutch arrest two men on US flight amid reported terror plot

AMSTERDAM: Two US residents of Yemeni descent have been arrested in Amsterdam…

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Vatican criticizes Libyan leader’s Islamic Europe call

ROME: A Vatican official criticized Tuesday Libyan leader Moamer Qaddafi’s reported call…

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Two more weeks to fully load fuel in Iran’s nuclear plant

TEHRAN: Iran will need another two weeks to complete the process of…

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US ends combat mission in Iraq as Biden in Baghdad

BAGHDAD: he US military was preparing to end its Iraq combat mission…

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Venice film festival kicks off Wednesday

The Venice film festival kicks off Wednesday with a spotlight on the…

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French film director Alain Corneau dies aged 67

One of France's most well-known film directors, Alain Corneau, whose latest thriller…

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Bent’s late penalty stuns City

SUNDERLAND: Manchester City's early-season momentum was halted at Sunderland on Sunday as…

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Egypt antiquities chief slams Ramadan TV Cleopatra

CAIRO: A television series about ancient Egypt's Queen Cleopatra, broadcast during the…

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US imam urges Muslims to battle extremism during Gulf tour

DUBAI: The US imam behind an initiative to build an Islamic centre…

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‘Network of misinformation’ behind mislabel as Muslim, says Obama

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Sunday blamed a "network of misinformation"…

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