Israeli troops shoot dead Palestinian in West Bank
NABLUS: Israeli troops Sunday shot dead a Palestinian man at a checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus, less than 48 hours after a female protester died after being…
Iran Guards shoot down two ‘Western spy’ drones
TEHRAN: Iran's Revolutionary Guards have shot down two "Western spy" drones in the Gulf, the Fars news agency quoted a top commander of the elite military force as saying on…
Afghan peace council to visit Pakistan
KABUL: Afghanistan's high peace council will hold talks with Pakistan's leadership as part of an effort to find a diplomatic solution to the nearly decade-old Taliban insurgency, its deputy chairman…
Stockholm bomber’s wife denies knowledge of attack
LONDON: The wife of the Stockholm suicide bomber said she had no idea he had become radicalized and was plotting a terror attack, in an interview out Sunday. Mona Thwany,…
UN focuses on human rights abuses in Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN: The United Nations said that it will do everything it can to locate areas where human rights abuses have allegedly occurred in Ivory Coast following disputed presidential elections. Human…
Questions surround latest bomb attack in Nigeria
ABUJA: Muslim extremists may have planted the bomb that exploded at an army barracks in Nigeria's capital, the country's president said Saturday after the latest attack in a nation beset…
New Security Council gives preview of reform
UNITED NATIONS: Germany, India and South Africa take their places this week on the UN Security Council, giving it the look of a body that many see as the basis…
Egypt’s mobile market nears saturation at 80 pct penetration
CAIRO: Egypt’s mobile phone market is kicking off 2011 with a penetration rate of 80 percent, bringing it closer to saturation, analysts say. By the end of October 2010, there…
Analysts see little effect on stock market after Alex attack
CAIRO: Analysts have quashed concerns that the fatal Jan. 1 attack on a church in Alexandria will hinder the performance of the stock market after an uneventful first day of…
Egyptians, world leaders condemn Alex attack, call for unity
By Heba Afify ALEXANDRIA: Representatives from Egypt’s entire political spectrum, governments across the world and international organizations condemned the attack on an Alexandria church that left 21 dead and 97 injured…
