Jordan says freedom of expression guaranteed in election
AMMAN: Jordan's information minister said on Saturday that freedom of expression was guaranteed after Human Rights Watch said there had been several arrests ahead of a November 9 general election.…
Palestinians welcome Catholic support for end of occupation
RAMALLAH: The chief Palestinian negotiator on Sunday welcomed a call from Catholic bishops for the international community to end the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands. Saeb Erakat said Christians were…
Iraq should probe reports its forces tortured: HRW
NEW YORK: Iraq should investigate reports that its forces systematically tortured and abused detainees, Human Rights Watch said Saturday after documents released by Wikileaks detailed abuse by Iraqi captors. "Iraq…
Palestinian appeal to world bodies ‘unrealistic’: Netanyahu
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday urged the Palestinians not to abandon stalled peace talks in favor of an "unrealistic" appeal to the international community. "We expect the…
Iraqi court forces parliament back to work
BAGHDAD: Iraq's highest court on Sunday ordered parliament back to work after a seven-month political impasse that has blocked the formation of a new government. Iraq's federal Supreme Court called…
Radical Yemeni-US imam Awlaki in new Internet video
SANAA: A new video featuring wanted radical Yemeni-US cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki was posted on Saturday on the Al-Shammukh jihadist website. Awlaki, believed to be holed up in a tribal area…
Iran pays Afghan president’s chief of staff: report
WASHINGTON: Afghan President Hamid Karzai's chief of staff, Umar Daudzai, has been receiving regular cash payment from Iran, which is trying to expand its interests in the Afghan presidential palace,…
Yemen thwarts attack in south ahead of football tournament
ADEN: Yemeni security forces have thwarted a bomb attack in a southern city that is being prepared to host the 20th Gulf Football Championships, authorities said. Police in Aden arrested…
Iraq WikiLeaks release offers new casualty details
BAGHDAD: An Iraqi family gunned down after approaching a US patrol too fast. Dozens of men shot execution-style by sectarian death squads. Grisly killings of civilians have come to define…
Bahrain’s embattled Shias keep parliament seats
MANAMA: Bahrain's embattled Shia-led opposition held on to all of its parliament seats in weekend elections, according to official results announced Sunday, but fell short of the majority it hoped…