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…
WHO rushes help to deadly north Haiti disease outbreak
GENEVA/PORT-AU-PRINCE: UN health experts rushed to northern Haiti to help tackle a sudden outbreak of diarrheal disease that has left 150 dead, after some initial tests showed traces of cholera,…
Al-Wafd Party approves 176 candidates for PA elections
CAIRO: Al-Wafd Party approved the first list of candidates for the coming Parliamentary elections in November comprising 176 candidates to run in 27 governorates, according to the party’s official newspaper.…
Shehata calls for Abou-Trika support
CAIRO: Egypt coach Hassan Shehata called on football pundits and fans to support Mohamed Abou-Trika in order to help him hit peak form. So far this season, the talismanic Ahly…
Ismaili president plays down Ahly interest in Salem
ISMAILIA: Ismaili chairman Nassr Aboul-Hassan refuted media reports claiming that Ahly had renewed their interest in Moatassem Salem. The Egypt defender announced by the end of last season that he…
