Turkish PM, army meet to appoint new high command
ANKARA: Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan met Turkey's military top brass on Monday to choose a new high command after the most senior generals in NATO's second-biggest armed forces quit in…
Israeli, Lebanese troops exchange fire on border
JERUSALEM: Israeli and Lebanese troops exchanged fire on their often tense border on Monday morning, officials on both sides said, with the two armies trading accusations on why the shooting…
Israeli soldiers kill two in West Bank, say Palestinians
RAMALLAH: Two Palestinians were shot dead overnight by Israeli soldiers in the Qalandiya refugee camp in the West Bank, Palestinian medics and security officials said on Monday. The dead men,…
Ex-Soviet Georgia seeks pop star glamour
Ex-Soviet Georgia may not appear the most glamorous destination, but officials hope that pop stars like Sting, Enrique Iglesias and Macy Gray can add showbiz chic to their bid to…
Tanks shell Syria’s Hama for second day, 4 killed
AMMAN: Syrian tanks shelled the city of Hama, scene of a 1982 massacre, for the second day on Monday, killing at least four civilians, residents said, in an assault to…
Eels star E gets by with help from heroes
By Ron DePasquale/ AP It's been an exciting summer for the musician known simply as E. He may be 48 and a long-established master of melodic, delightfully odd rock music, most…
From iron fist to iron bars: Mubarak goes on trial
CAIRO: Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, whose spectacular downfall sent shockwaves across the region, faces trial Wednesday on charges of murder and corruption that could see him sent to the…
War zone survival book combines practical tips with captivating narrative
Journalists, NGO workers and adventurers setting out to work and travel in the region’s newly minted conflict zones can add a new weapon to their arsenal of survival gear: “How…
Egyptians await Mubarak trial with mixed feelings
CAIRO: Hosni Mubarak's murder and corruption trial, which opens on Wednesday, is generating a mixture of excitement and regret among the Egyptians who overthrew the veteran president. Mubarak, 83, is…
Egypt shares gain in thin trading
CAIRO: Egypt's benchmark index ended 0.7 percent higher on a slow trading day, the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and as traders awaited developments of the…