Israeli police flatten mosque, say built illegally
RAHAT: Israeli police say they demolished an illegally built mosque in the southern Bedouin city of Rahat, touching off rock-throwing protests by residents. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said…
Professors say ‘thugs’ assaulted them on campus; administration says ‘concerned students’
CAIRO: University professors have alleged that the administration of Ain Shams University allowed “thugs” to assault students and prevent professors from handing out leaflets on campus. On Thursday a delegation…
Gunmen torch NATO supply vehicles in Pakistan
QUETTA: Gunmen in Pakistan on Sunday set ablaze four vehicles carrying supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan, officials said. Two vehicles were attacked in the town of Mungochar, in Qalat…
Beirut unity government paralyzed a year after formation
BEIRUT: A year after its hard-won formation, Lebanon's unity government has achieved little and could fall due to a political crisis over a UN-backed probe into ex-premier Rafiq Hariri's murder,…
Disputed Sudan town faces new fears as it rises from ashes
ABYEI: The Sudanese town of Abyei on the faultline between north and south is slowing reemerging from the ashes of its destruction two years ago but aid groups are bracing…
German foreign minister heads to Israel, Gaza
BERLIN: German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle embarked on a two-day trip to Israel and the Gaza Strip Sunday aimed at promoting a new start to peace talks and monitoring…
Bomb kills two anti-Qaeda militiamen in north Iraq: police
BAGHDAD: A roadside bomb killed two Sunni anti-Qaeda militiamen and two Iraqi soldiers died in separate attacks on checkpoints north of the capital on Sunday, police said. Police had also…
UAE’s Emirates, Etihad airlines halt Yemen cargo
DUBAI: Airlines in the United Arab Emirates say they have stopped carrying cargo from Yemen as a precaution following the discovery of two mail bombs shipped as air freight. The…
Turkey urges Iraq roundtable meet to form gov’t
ARBIL: Turkey's foreign minister called Sunday for a meeting of all Iraqi political groups on forming a government, as he visited the Kurdish north exactly eight months since Iraq's inconclusive…
Iran ready to hold nuclear talks in Turkey: FM
TEHRAN: Iran said on Sunday it has informed Ankara that Tehran is ready to hold talks in Turkey with the six world powers over its controversial nuclear program, turning to…