Turkish Kurdish rebels declare end to unilateral ceasefire
SULAIMANIYAH: Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq announced on Friday they had ended their unilateral ceasefire with Turkey, as Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani paid a landmark visit to Ankara.…
Turkey to reduce economic, military ties with Israel
ANKARA: Turkey will reduce economic and defense ties with Israel, but bilateral cooperation will not be entirely frozen after the Gaza ship raid, Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said Friday.…
Israel restricts access to Al-Aqsa mosque
JERUSALEM: Police on Friday restricted access to Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound amid tension over Israel's deadly commando raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld also said…
Afghan delegates support talks with Taliban
KABUL: Delegates to an Afghan peace conference voiced strong support Friday for negotiations between their government and the Taliban to try to end years of war. Speakers at the conference,…
Ahmadinejad warns opposition, blasts Israeli raid
TEHRAN: The Iranian president on Friday warned the country's opposition against straying from the path of the founder of the Islamic Revolution and slammed Israel for a deadly raid this…
NDP wins majority of Shoura Council seats
CAIRO: The ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) candidates won a sweeping majority of seats in the Shoura Council mid-term elections, the Supreme Electoral Commission announced in a press conference Thursday.…
Gaza aid activists accuse Israel of indiscriminate killings
ISTANBUL: Hundreds of Turkish activists from the Gaza aid flotilla attacked by Israeli commandos returned home to a heroes' welcome Thursday and their leaders accused Israel of carrying out indiscriminate…
400 emergency law detainees released, but activist says 'not satisfactory'
CAIRO: Four-hundred people detained without charge under the emergency law have been released, the official state news agency MENA reported Thursday. But judging from the profile of those released and…
Some Gazans denied entry into Egypt for missing official documents
RAFAH: While over 1,000 Palestinians navigated through the Rafah border crossing since its opening on Wednesday, many Gazans destined to Egypt were denied entry for lacking official papers. Palestinians complained…
Activists, MPs call for Netanyahu, Barak arrest over flotilla raid
CAIRO: Egyptian activists and MPs filed a complaint to Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud on Thursday, calling for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister…