Australian lawyer ‘smokes’ Quran, Bible pages on YouTube
SYDNEY: An Australian lawyer tore pages from the Quran and the Bible and smoked them on YouTube, days after a US pastor's threat to burn Islam's holy book triggered deadly…
Militants ‘planned maximum casualties’ at Sydney army base
MELBOURNE: Five men plotted to storm an Australian army base with high-powered weapons and shoot as many people as possible to further the cause of Islam, a court heard on…
Malawi’s Mutharika leaves for Iran-African summit
BLANTYRE: Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika on Monday left for an Iranian-African summit which will discuss how Tehran can assist with development of the continent. "This is a very interesting…
Iranian women’s rights activist released on bail
TEHRAN: A vocal Iranian women's rights activist and journalist, charged with "warring against God", has been released after posting bail of around 500,000 dollars, an opposition website reported. "Shiva Nazar-Ahari…
Ministry frees 10 more Bedouin detainees in spirit of Eid Al-Fitr
CAIRO: Ten more Bedouin detainees were released over the Eid Al-Fitr holiday, but local activists say the total 210 Bedouins freed so far is not enough to defuse the tension.…
African giants Ahly, Mazembe into semis
CAIRO: Record six-time winners Al-Ahly of Egypt and title holders TP Mazembe of Democratic Republic of Congo reached the African Champions League semi-finals Sunday with narrow home victories. Mazembe held…
Gaza rocket strikes Israel after deadly clashes, says military
JERUSALEM: Palestinian militants fired a rocket at Israel early on Monday without wounding anyone hours after three Palestinians were killed by tank fire near the tense border of the Hamas-ruled…
Ripping pages of Quran ‘despicable’, says Al-Azhar Sheikh
CAIRO: A senior Egyptian cleric on Sunday condemned a group of Christians who tore up pages of the Quran outside the White House on the anniversary of 9/11 saying their…
Egypt protects water stations from Nile oil spill
LUXOR: Authorities have blocked off water purification stations along the Nile in southern Egypt to prevent some 100 tons of diesel oil that leaked from a barge from polluting drinking…
Can Turkey defuse Iran’s nuclear challenge
Now is the time for Turkey to play a meaningful role in curbing Iran's ambition to acquire nuclear weapons. As sanctions intensify — and before Israel or the United States…