Doha Round could still be a success in 2007 – WTO chief
GENEVA: Frozen talks on reducing barriers to global commerce could be revived…
Syria defies US threat, still backs Hamas, Hezbollah
DAMASCUS: Syria will keep supporting Hamas and Hezbollah despite U.S. threats to…
Turkey accepts pope's efforts to soothe anger over remarks on Islam
ROME: Turkey has accepted Pope Benedict XVI s efforts to make amends…
Lebanese president slams Chirac over summit snub
PARIS: Lebanon s pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud Thursday accused his French counterpart…
Rice in Israel, Palestinian territories next week; will also visit Egypt
JERUSALEM: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit Israel and the…
Unpaid policemen close roads in Gaza, burn tires
ReutersGAZA: Hundreds of Palestinian police and security officers blocked all main roads…
Word on the Street
Gamal Mubarak drops the bomb: Egypt wants nuclear powerCAIRO: While the recent…
Italian intelligence chief under fire in CIA kidnap scandal
ROME: The head of Italy s military intelligence service came under heavy…
Israeli agency head accuses Egypt of turning blind eye over Gaza border
JERUSALEM: The head of Israel s Shin Beth security agency accused Egypt…
Egypt demands Hamas release Israeli soldier
CAIRO: Egypt has demanded that Hamas immediately release a captured Israeli soldier…