Dubai: Metro running smoothly
Almost one year since opening, Dubai's metro is on track to meet the expectations of its creators despite doubts that the cosmopolitan city's citizens could easily be wooed away from…
Rioting breaks out at Lebanon prison, warders seized
TRIPOLI: Rioting broke out at a prison in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Monday with inmates taking warders hostage to demand better conditions and reduced sentences, a security…
Shiite cleric stripped of Bahraini citizenship, say media
MANAMA: Bahraini authorities have stripped high-ranking Shiite cleric Ayatollah Hussein Mirza Najati of his citizenship for "violation" of the law, local media reported on Monday. The move comes amid heightened…
New aid for Pakistan comes with calls for accountability
UNITED NATIONS: World powers made fresh aid pledges for Pakistan's flood disaster on Sunday, after a two-billion-dollar UN appeal, but pressed the stricken nation to fully account for the money.…
Sudan ‘too slow’ on referendum, says Norway
UNITED NATIONS: Sudan's progress on organizing a key referendum in January is "too slow," Norway's diplomatic chief warned Sunday about the vote over whether the south will break off from…
As freed American returns, Iran presses US to reciprocate
NEW YORK: Iran urged the United States on Sunday to free eight Iranians as a "humanitarian gesture," while freed American hiker Sarah Shourd made an emotional plea for the release…
Lockerbie bomber can get out of bed, walk, says victim’s father
LONDON: The cancer-stricken Lockerbie bomber can get out of bed and walk although he is clearly a very sick man, said the father of a victim after visiting him in…
Saudi king meets top US, Canadian counter-terror officials
JEDDAH: Saudi King Abdullah and security czar Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz have held talks with top intelligence and counter-terror officials from the United States and Canada, the SPA news…
Israel to allow first import of cars to Gaza since 2007
JERUSALEM: Israel will allow the import of private vehicles into the Gaza Strip for the first time since 2007, the military said Sunday. The "transfer of vehicles for the Palestinian…
Future is Iran’s, Ahmadinejad tells AP
NEW YORK: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that "the future belongs to Iran," and challenged the United States to accept that his country has a major role in the world.…