Publishers drop lawsuit against minister in supplementary textbook crisis
CAIRO: Publishing houses dropped a lawsuit on Tuesday that was previously filed…
Jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo wins Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO: Jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize…
Iraq’s political gambits move to regional stage
BAGHDAD: Iraq's political bazaar is branching out. Envoys for Prime Minister Nouri…
Yemen guard who killed Frenchman had “personal motives”
DUBAI: A Yemeni security guard who shot dead a Frenchman at an…
2 insurgents dead in Israeli raid in West Bank
JERUSALEM: Israeli troops killed two senior Hamas insurgents in an early-morning raid…
Somali pirates seize Taiwanese fishing vessel
NAIROBI: Somali pirates seized a Taiwanese fishing vessel with 14 crew members…
Sudan launches manhunt for UN staffer kidnapped in Darfur
EL FASHER: Sudanese forces were conducting a manhunt in the north Darfur…
Peace talks impossible with this Israeli govt, says Abbas aide
RAMALLAH: A top aide to Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday…
Behind propaganda, Iran fights fuel sanctions
LONDON: Iran's assertion that it has side-stepped some international sanctions and become…
Israel backs loyalty oath to ‘Jewish and democratic state’
JERUSALEM: Plans to introduce an oath of loyalty to Israel as a…