LRA spreads reign of terror in south Sudan
NZARA: When the dreadlocked gunmen burst out of the jungle at night firing AK-47 assault rifles, the men of the village took up bows and arrows to defend their families.…
US soldier killed in southern Iraq
BAGHDAD: An American soldier was killed in southern Iraq on Sunday, the US army said in a statement, bringing to 4,417 the number of its troops killed in the country…
Israel-Palestinian talks useless without US pressure: Syria
DAMASCUS: Syria's official press warned on Sunday that the resumption of direct US-brokered Israel-Palestinian peace talks would prove a waste of time unless Washington puts pressure on its Israeli ally.…
Mastermind of Hassan killing sprung from jail
BAGHDAD: The convicted mastermind of the killing of British aid worker Margaret Hassan was sprung from prison, Iraq's deputy justice minister said on Sunday, the first time his escape has…
16 wounded in violent demo over Iraq power rationing
NASIRIYAH: Dozens of Iraqis violently protested in the southern city of Nasiriyah to demand better power supplies, wounding 16 people including 10 policemen, witnesses and officials said on Sunday. The…
Iran inaugurates nation’s first unmanned bomber
TEHRAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday inaugurated the country's first domestically built unmanned bomber aircraft, calling it an "ambassador of death" to Iran's enemies. The 4-meter-long drone aircraft can…
USGC sees potential sorghum market in Egypt
A statement by the US Grains Council says it is looking to open the Egyptian market to non-tannin grain sorghum. Last week the council tendered 60 metric tons (2,400 bushels)…
KNOC in $2.6 bln hostile bid for Dana Petroleum
State-run Korea National Oil Corp made a hostile £1.67 billion ($2.6 billion) bid for British group Dana Petroleum, highlighting South Korea's stronger resolve to secure energy assets overseas. Korea gave…
Egypt’s Citadel Capital reports Q2 net loss
Citadel Capital reported on Saturday a consolidated net loss in the second quarter of LE 95.0 million, compared with a net profit of LE 11.9 million a year earlier. The…
Egypt cuts rice crop area by nearly half: agency
Egypt cut by almost half the amount of land it used to sow rice in 2010 versus the previous year, saving the country 5-6 billion cubic meters of water, the…