Water taxi set to sail to rescue of gridlocked Beirut
BEIRUT: Dream of commuting into bustling Beirut minus the nightmarish traffic? The Beirut Water Taxi will offer an alternative for tens of thousands of people crowding into the Lebanese capital…
Israel arrests Golan Druze man for ‘security’ crimes
JERUSALEM: A Druze resident of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights has been arrested for "security" offenses, police said on Monday, a day after searches for the man sparked protests in his…
At least 11 dead in Iraq attacks
BAQUBA: At least 11 people were killed in bomb and gun attacks in Iraq on Tuesday, including three by a device which blew up in a mock coffin during a…
Iran postpones municipal poll
TEHRAN: Iran's municipal elections, scheduled to take place later this year, have been postponed to 2013 and will now be held at the same time as the presidential poll to…
ICC adds genocide to charges against Sudan’s president
THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court has added three genocide counts to the charges against Sudanese President Omar Al-Beshir over the war in Darfur, in a move hailed as a…
Uganda police find unexploded bomb at third site
KAMPALA: Ugandan police found a suicide vest at a club in what was apparently intended to be a third target for bombers who struck a bar and a restaurant late…
Libya aid boat aims to reach Gaza on Wednesday
TRIPOLI: A Libyan aid ship headed for Gaza in defiance of an Israeli blockade aims to reach the Palestinian territory on Wednesday, the Qaddafi Foundation organizing the mission said on…
Israel PM to testify before Gaza flotilla panel on Aug 9
TEL AVIV: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to testify on Aug. 9 before an Israeli panel probing the legality of a deadly May 31 raid, it said on Tuesday. Defence…
Egypt investigating former bourse chief
CAIRO: Egypt's prosecutor general has ordered the former head of the country's stock market to be investigated on charges of violating the bourse's rules and undermining the economy. Magdy…
Mubarak-Netanyahu meeting postponed to Wednesday
CAIRO: A meeting between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Cairo has been postponed by a day until Wednesday, a presidential source said. Netanyahu had…