Turkey says scaling down military action after Kurdish truce
ANKARA: Turkey's prime minister signaled Wednesday that military operations against separatist Kurdish rebels would be scaled down after the insurgents extended a truce until next summer. "As long as the…
Lebanon PM fully behind UN tribunal on Hariri murder
BEIRUT: Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri has renewed his backing for a UN-backed investigation into the murder of his father, despite warnings by Hezbollah the probe could plunge the country…
Ahmadinejad slams Russia for ‘selling out to Satan’
TEHRAN: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashed out at Russia on Wednesday, saying it had "sold out" Iran to arch-foe the United States by canceling a deal to supply S-300 ground-to-air missiles.…
Closed TV channel ‘mouthpiece for terrorists’, says Iraq overseer
BAGHDAD: Iraq's media licensing commission said on Tuesday that it closed down the privately-owned Al-Baghdadiya television channel because it had turned into "a mouthpiece for terrorists." The Egypt-based channel, whose…
Muslim Brotherhood calls for protection of churches; Al-Azhar condemns Baghdad attack
CAIRO: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood urged the state to protect Christian places of worship after an Al-Qaeda group in Iraq, which claimed a deadly attack on a church in Baghdad, issued…
Iranian ‘adulteress’ not executed as feared, says activist
BERLIN: An Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery was not executed on Wednesday as had been feared, but she remains in danger, an Iranian activist told AFP,…
Yemen PM says German ban on passenger flights ‘unjustified’
SANAA: Germany's ban on passenger flights from Yemen following a global parcel bomb alert is "unjustified," state news agency Saba on Wednesday quoted Prime Minister Ali Mohammad Mujawar as saying.…
Gbagbo leads poll with partial result in Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN: Partial results from an election aimed at reuniting war-divided Ivory Coast showed President Laurent Gbagbo with a slight lead Wednesday over the main opposition leader. Electoral commission spokesman Bamba…
Republicans win House; Democrats keep Senate
WASHINGTON: Opposition Republicans delivered a stinging blow to President Barack Obama, capturing the House of Representatives in election results tallied Wednesday. They narrowed the Democratic majority in the Senate, but…
Pope Shenouda’s security tightened following Al-Qaeda threats
CAIRO: A source close to the papal headquarters in Saint Mark’s Cathedral said on Tuesday that Pope Shenouda's security will be tightened as a result of the threat by an…