Kurdish rebels to spare civilians, favour truce, says leader
ANKARA: Kurdish rebels will no longer target civilians and want to extend a unilateral truce indefinitely if Turkey demonstrates a commitment to dialogue, a rebel leader was quoted as saying…
Schools, stipends trigger Israeli religious battle
JERUSALEM: During its six decades of existence, Israel has maintained a shaky alliance with its ultra-Orthodox Jewish minority that allowed most religious men to avoid military service, attend separate schools…
US troops need help, jobs after years of war, says Mullen
WASHINGTON: Years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan have left their mark on American soldiers and the United States will be grappling with the effects for years to come, the…
Canadian Muslims erect first minaret in Arctic
OTTAWA: Canadian Muslims have erected the Arctic's first minaret, atop a little yellow mosque which serves as spiritual home to the area's fledgling Islamic community. The mosque arrived in Inuvik…
France slams Bin Laden, plays down hostage threat
PARIS: France denounced Thursday new threats of attacks from Islamist militant leader Osama bin Laden, and played down his ties to the kidnappers of five French nationals held hostage in…
US condemns attack on UN team probing Hariri death
WASHINGTON: The United States condemned "in the strongest possible terms" an attack on staffers of a UN court investigation the 2005 killing of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri in Beirut…
Kuwait court upholds acquittal of alleged Qaeda cell
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait's court of appeals on Thursday upheld the acquittal of eight nationals, two of them tried in absentia, of charges of forming an Al-Qaeda cell and plotting attacks…
US drawing up new, tougher nuclear deal for Iran, says report
NEW YORK: The United States and its European allies are preparing a new, tougher deal over Iran's nuclear program, in a first test of the weight of broader economic sanctions,…
Suspected Qaeda chief surrenders, says Yemen security official
ADEN: A suspected Al-Qaeda commander in the southern Yemen province of Abyan has surrendered to the authorities after negotiations conducted by tribal leaders, a security official said on Thursday. "Jamal…
Egypt’s corruption perception improves in global ranking, says TI
CAIRO: Egypt’s perception of public sector corruption has improved in a global ranking compared to last year, though it has slightly declined on the Arab level, according to a recent…
