Palestinian appeal to world bodies ‘unrealistic’: Netanyahu
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday urged the Palestinians not to abandon stalled peace talks in favor of an "unrealistic" appeal to the international community. "We expect the…
Iraqi court forces parliament back to work
BAGHDAD: Iraq's highest court on Sunday ordered parliament back to work after a seven-month political impasse that has blocked the formation of a new government. Iraq's federal Supreme Court called…
Radical Yemeni-US imam Awlaki in new Internet video
SANAA: A new video featuring wanted radical Yemeni-US cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki was posted on Saturday on the Al-Shammukh jihadist website. Awlaki, believed to be holed up in a tribal area…
Iran pays Afghan president’s chief of staff: report
WASHINGTON: Afghan President Hamid Karzai's chief of staff, Umar Daudzai, has been receiving regular cash payment from Iran, which is trying to expand its interests in the Afghan presidential palace,…
Yemen thwarts attack in south ahead of football tournament
ADEN: Yemeni security forces have thwarted a bomb attack in a southern city that is being prepared to host the 20th Gulf Football Championships, authorities said. Police in Aden arrested…
Iraq WikiLeaks release offers new casualty details
BAGHDAD: An Iraqi family gunned down after approaching a US patrol too fast. Dozens of men shot execution-style by sectarian death squads. Grisly killings of civilians have come to define…
Bahrain’s embattled Shias keep parliament seats
MANAMA: Bahrain's embattled Shia-led opposition held on to all of its parliament seats in weekend elections, according to official results announced Sunday, but fell short of the majority it hoped…
IMF: Mideast growth rising, but more jobs needed
DUBAI: Mideast economies are likely to grow roughly twice as fast over the next two years as they did in 2009, but the region must do more to diversify its…
Oil may hit $100 on China, QE, France, says bank
LONDON: Oil may reach $100 a barrel sooner rather than later on Chinese demand, a dollar weakening due to anticipated U.S. quantitative easing and expected restocking of French inventories when…
WikiLeaks document dump could threaten troops, Iraqis, says Pentagon
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon said Friday the threatened release of a massive cache of secret military documents by the WikiLeaks website could endanger US troops and Iraqis, but not offer any…
