Haqqani commander killed in joint force raid, says NATO
KABUL: An insurgent commander from the Haqqani network and three other militants were killed in a firefight with NATO and Afghan forces in eastern Afghanistan, the alliance said Wednesday. Two…
Iran puts Guard death toll at 18 in base blast
TEHRAN: Iran on Wednesday said 18 members of the powerful Revolutionary Guard were killed in an explosion that struck the force's base in the country's west a day earlier. The…
Palestinians call on US, Israel to set borders
RAMALLAH: The Palestinians on Wednesday called on the US administration and Israel to define Israel's borders after Washington invited proposals to get peace talks back on track. "We officially demand…
Italy appeals trial of CIA kidnapping case begins
MILAN: The appeals trial in the CIA-led kidnapping of an Egyptian terrorism suspect from the streets of Milan opened Tuesday with the prosecution seeking to incriminate Italian secret service agents…
Egypt charges Shias, including Australian, with blasphemy
CAIRO: Egyptian police have arrested and charged at least four Shia Muslims, including a visiting Australian, with insulting and denying tenets of religion, a judicial source said on Tuesday. The…
Egypt court jails 11 for stolen Van Gogh
CAIRO: An Egyptian court convicted 11 officials from the Culture Ministry, including the deputy minister, of gross negligence and incompetence in the theft of a Vincent Van Gogh painting that…
World Food conference looks at subsistence farming
DES MOINES: About 1 billion small farmers worldwide, many of them women, face drought, the effects of climate change and a lack of technology as they struggle to feed families…
Saudi Fertilizers Q3 profit up on higher prices
RIYADH: Saudi Arabian Fertilizers Co (Safco) posted a 30 percent rise in its third-quarter net profit after a rise in global prices. Safco, which produces urea and ammonia, made 604…
UAE retailer Axiom to float 35 pct in IPO
DUBAI: UAE retailer Axiom Telecom plans to list a 35 percent stake on the Nasdaq Dubai and use the proceeds partly to repay bank debt, in what would be the…
Saudi has no plans to extend capacity for now, says paper
KHOBAR: There are no projects in hand to extend Saudi Arabian oil capacity, which stands at 12 million barrels per day (bpd), Saudi-owned al-Hayat newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing an…