Contractors killed in Iraq worked for Triple Canopy, says company
BAGHDAD: The three security contractors killed and 16 wounded in a rocket attack in Baghdad were all employees of Triple Canopy, which guards US personnel in Iraq, the Virginia-based company…
World’s Druze wrap up first congress in Lebanon
yBEIRUT: More than 800 Druze from 37 countries including Israel on Thursday wrapped up an unprecedented three-day congress in Lebanon aimed at uniting the secretive, small community, organizers said. "This…
Summit rejects ‘all accusations’ against Beshir
NDJAMENA: Leaders from the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) resumed summit talks on Friday morning behind closed doors in Chad's capital Ndjamena. The 13 heads of state who attended the…
April 6 movement launches new pro-reform campaign
CAIRO: The April 6 Youth Movement has launched a new anti-regime campaign called “Egypt is Our Homeland, Not Theirs,” founding member Asmaa Mahfouz told Daily News Egypt Friday. The campaign…
Blogger released after two years in admin detention
CAIRO: Blogger Hany Nazeer who had been held in administrative detention without charge for almost two years, was released on Thursday, the Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) said.…
Public funds prosecutor to investigate MPs’ abuse of free treatment program
CAIRO: The Public Funds General Prosecutor started an investigation into corruption by MPs in exploiting public funds to gain access to the health ministry’s free medical treatment program. Prosecutor General…
German art for Marwa El-Sherbini vandalized: says group
BERLIN: Vandals have attacked an art project erected in honor of Marwa El-Sherbini, a pregnant headscarved Egyptian woman who was murdered in a German court room, organizers said Friday. The…
French-backed Mauritanian raid ‘neutralizes’ Al-Qaeda gang
PARIS: French-backed Mauritanian forces attacked and "neutralized" an Al-Qaeda affiliated kidnap gang plotting attacks from a base in the North African desert, officials said Friday. The French defense ministry said…
Saudi SABIC Q2 sales growth slows as prices fall
RIYADH: Petrochemical giant Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) said sales growth slowed in the second quarter as prices for its products fell. SABIC, the world's biggest chemicals maker by market…
Asia Crude-Kenya buys Murban from Total, Shell; lower
SINGAPORE: Kenya bought two 600,000-barrel cargoes of Abu Dhabi Murban crude for September arrival in its monthly tender at weaker differentials than last month, traders said on Friday. European majors…