Flood aid flowing slowly to desperate Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Flood-ravaged Pakistan said it has received international aid of 300 million dollars but the flow of money remained slow, and survivors lashed out at Islamabad for failing to move…
2 guards killed in Iraq court bombing, says police
BAGHDAD: A bomb planted near a courthouse in Saddam Hussein's hometown killed two security guards on Wednesday, Iraqi police and hospital officials said. Security officials at the civil court in…
Embassy ‘hostage taker’ an ex-Israeli informant, says lawyer
JERUSALEM: The Palestinian who broke into the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv and tried to take hostages was a former informant for Israel's Shin Bet domestic security agency, his lawyer…
Four Israeli air strikes on Gaza, say Palestinians
GAZA CITY: Israeli warplanes carried out four air strikes on the southern Gaza Strip late Tuesday that caused no injuries, Palestinian security sources and witnesses said. The raids struck targets…
Kamal Zakher walks out of Al-Wafd over alleged connections with Brotherhood
CAIRO: Coordinator of the Secular Copts group Kamal Zakher resigned from Al-Wafd Party on Monday in objection to what he described as connections between the party and the Muslim Brotherhood.…
Don’t confess sins over the phone, says Egypt’s Coptic pope
CAIRO: The head of Egypt's Coptic church has urged his congregation to refrain from confessing their sins over the phone, which could be tapped by the security services, a newspaper…
Yasser rejects Zamalek pledge
CAIRO: Qatar forward Hussein Yasser has turned down an improved contract from Zamalek to extend his stay with the Cairo club. Yasser, who is set for a contract improvement, is…
Al-Muhammadi name changed upon his request
CAIRO: Sunderland's new signing Ahmed Al-Muhammadi requested to change his name to 'Elmohamady' on his jersy, the Black Cats said on Monday. The 22-year-old has been referred to by the…
Treatment of African migrants in Sinai angers Bedouin activists
CAIRO: The death of seven African migrants at the hands of smugglers and police in Sinai last Friday has angered Bedouin activists who have called for better protection for them…
