Saudi king leaves US hospital after surgery
RIYADH: Saudi King Abdullah has left a New York hospital to convalesce, the royal court announced on Wednesday, one month after his departure for back surgery sparked speculation about the…
Israel complains to UN over Gaza rockets
JERUSALEM: Israel has called on the Security Council to issue a "clear and resolute" message against rockets fired into its territory from the Gaza Strip, in a letter to the…
Iraq PM eyes security, services as new government meets
BAGHDAD: Iraq's new cabinet held its first meeting on Wednesday, a day after a parliamentary vote ended months of political deadlock, but now must address the public's real concerns —…
Saudi pro-democracy group denied protest permit
RIYADH: A Saudi pro-democracy group said Wednesday it had cancelled a planned sit-in for political reform after the interior ministry denied them a permit for the protest. The small but…
In poverty-struck Yemen, Al-Qaeda a low priority
By Sarah El-Deeb/ AP SANAA: A doctor would have recognized the signs of chronic malnutrition immediately in the 7-month-old girl — the swollen stomach, the constant cough. Her mother, though, had…
Sunni group threatens to kill Iran atomic worker
DUBAI: Jundallah has threatened to execute a kidnapped Iranian nuclear plant worker and denied the 11 men hanged in Iran this week were members of the Sunni group, its spokesman…
US poised to ratify nuclear treaty with Russia
WASHINGTON: A landmark treaty on nuclear arms that will bind the United States and Russia is set for ratification Wednesday after an arduous Senate battle, handing President Barack Obama a…
Fears grow of euro-style debt crisis in US states
WASHINGTON: No sooner has the last crisis ended, than warnings about the next one begin. In the dying days of the year, with the sub-prime mortgage debacle entering the rear-view…
Familiar faces to guide Iraq’s oil future
By Barbara Lewis and Ahmed Rasheed/ Reuters LONDON/BAGHDAD: News Iraq's oil minister has been promoted and his deputy has his old job provides a degree of certainty for foreign firms anxious…
Dubai World arm cuts stake in Australia for $1.5 billion
DUBAI: DP World, the port management arm of indebted state conglomerate Dubai World, sold the bulk of its Australian businesses to a Citi investment fund Wednesday for $1.5 billion. Unloading…
