Hodoud sign Senegalese pair
CAIRO: Harras Hodoud landed Senegalese duo Pape N'Diaye and Khadim Dir Sir from Morocco's Difaa Hassani Jdidi on Monday. "Both players penned three-year contracts," Hodoud assistant coach Abou-Taleb Al-Eisawi told…
Dubai court cuts Emirati cross-dresser’s jail term, say reports
DUBAI: A Dubai court reduced the prison term of an Emirati cross-dresser from three years to one, paving the way for his imminent release, local newspapers reported on Wednesday. "A…
Israel stir over Arab’s jailing for consensual sex with Jew
JERUSALEM: An Israeli court's jailing on a rape charge of an Arab man it ruled had duped a Jewish woman into consensual sex by lying about his ethnicity caused a…
Ismaili set for Benjelloun swoop
ISMAILIA: Ismaili are set to sign Moroccan forward Abdessalam Benjelloun should he pass a medical on Wednesday. Benjelloun has arrived in Ismailia early Wednesday and will join the Egyptian team…
At least 49 killed in north Yemen clashes, say tribes, rebels
SANAA: Fighting in mountainous north Yemen between Shia rebels and army-backed tribes over the past four days have left at least 49 people dead, threatening a fragile truce, tribal and…
Muslims must fight ‘savage’ US, British terrorism, say Khamenei
TEHRAN: Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Wednesday called on Muslims to fight the "blind and savage terrorism" fuelled by the United States and Britain, whom he blamed for deadly bombings…
Darfur rebels JEM sign key child protection deal with UN
GENEVA: Sudanese rebel group JEM signed a landmark deal with the United Nations Wednesday, pledging to protect children caught up in the Darfur conflict, according to a copy of the…
Justice ministry mulls including Bahais in unified personal status law for non-Muslims
CAIRO: A delegation of Bahai activists filed a memo to the Ministry of Justice, demanding to be included in the unified personal status law for non-Muslims. The Bahai delegation included…
ICC must prosecute Mugabe youths ‘rape campaig’, says group
VIENNA: The International Criminal Court must probe alleged crimes against humanity after Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's youth militia launched a campaign of rape during 2008 elections, a campaign group said…
Muslim Brotherhood hosts opposition figures to pressure for reform
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) hosted a meeting Tuesday at its parliamentary headquarters where it invited over 35 opposition figureheads to formulate a plan of action for the upcoming period…
