South Korea in talks to upgrade Libya’s diplomatic mission
SEOUL: South Korea is holding talks with Libya about upgrading its diplomatic office in Seoul to a formal embassy after resolving a diplomatic row, the South's acting foreign minister said…
Irish Nobel laureate faces top Israeli court to appeal ban
JERUSALEM: Irish Nobel laureate and peace activist Mairead Maguire was on Monday appealing to the Israeli Supreme Court to cancel a deportation order barring her from Israel for 10 years,…
Five Algerian soldiers killed in Islamist attacks, says media
ALGIERS: Militants attacked soldiers hunting down Islamist fighters in eastern Algeria at the weekend, killing five of the troops and wounding 10 more, newspaper reports said Monday. A remote-controlled bomb…
Wanted Saudi killed in Afghanistan strike, says report
DUBAI: A Saudi Islamist fighter wanted by authorities in his home country has been killed in a US air strike in Afghanistan, the pan-Arab Al-Hayat daily reported on Monday. Saad…
Taliban attacks NATO supply trucks in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility Monday for a pre-dawn attack on tankers carrying fuel to Afghanistan for U.S. and other NATO forces, vowing to continue raiding supply lines in…
Five killed in Iraq violence
BAGHDAD: Five people were killed in violence in Baghdad and central Iraq on Monday, including a roadside bomb targeting a junior minister, medical and security officials said. A convoy transporting…
Vandals torch mosque in southern West Bank
BEIT FAJJAR: Vandals spray-painted and torched a mosque in the southern West Bank very early Monday in an attack Palestinian witnesses and officials blamed on Israeli settlers. They said six…
Syria orders 33 arrests over Hariri probe, says general
BEIRUT: Syria has ordered the arrest of 33 people over false testimony given in the UN-backed probe into the assassination of Lebanese ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, a general held over the…
Half of Israel cabinet opposes settlement curbs, says poll
JERUSALEM: Half of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's rightwing government opposes the extension of a settlement moratorium seen as key to US-led peace efforts, a poll showed on Monday. The…
Zaki back for Egypt against Niger
CAIRO: Zamalek striker Amr Zaki has been recalled by Egypt manager Hassan Shehata for this month's CAN 2012 qualifier against Niger. Shehata named an 18-man squad for the away fixture,…
