Egyptian court postpones Madinaty land deal ruling
CAIRO: Egypt's High Administrative Court postponed on Thursday a ruling on a land sale to a Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG) unit until Aug. 10, saying it needed to consider the…
China defends business ties with Iran
BEIJING: China has defended its business dealings with Iran after a senior US official called on Beijing to follow UN sanctions against the Islamic republic to the letter. The statement…
Israel indicts 3 Arabs on espionage charges
JERUSALEM: Israel has indicted three Arab men on charges of spying for Syria. The Shin Bet security service reported on Thursday that two Druse Arabs living in the Golan Heights…
Russia, South Africa sign uranium supply deal
MOSCOW: Russia is to provide South African nuclear power stations with uranium until at least 2017 in a key deal extending Moscow's trade ties in the continent. The contract, signed…
3 traffic policemen, 3 others die in Iraq violence
BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials say three traffic policemen have died in drive-by shootings in western Baghdad while gunmen stormed the house of a policemen, killing him, his wife and a relative.…
Poland to extradite alleged Israeli agent to Germany, court
WARSAW: A Polish court on Thursday upheld a decision to extradite an alleged Israeli agent to Germany over claims he was linked to the killing in Dubai of a leader…
Afghan president heads to Iran
KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai left on Thursday for neighboring Iran to attend a regional conference, his office said. Karzai will deliver a speech to the meeting, the fourth to…
Turkish officials to collect flotilla vessels from Israel
JERUSALEM: Israel will on Thursday return to Turkey three ships which were commandeered by the navy during a deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, the defence ministry said. "The…
Ahmadinejad says Iran building three-stage rocket
TEHRAN: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran is working on a three-stage rocket to carry a satellite 1,000 kilometers (more than 600 miles) into space, Fars news agency reported on Thursday.…
Israel wary over ‘Hezbollisation’ of Lebanon army
JERUSALEM: An Israeli official on Thursday warned of the danger of Hezbollah gaining influence over Lebanon's army just days after a deadly exchange of fire along the border left four…