Five Algerian soldiers killed in Islamist attacks, says media
ALGIERS: Militants attacked soldiers hunting down Islamist fighters in eastern Algeria at the weekend, killing five of the troops and wounding 10 more, newspaper reports said Monday. A remote-controlled bomb…
Wanted Saudi killed in Afghanistan strike, says report
DUBAI: A Saudi Islamist fighter wanted by authorities in his home country has been killed in a US air strike in Afghanistan, the pan-Arab Al-Hayat daily reported on Monday. Saad…
Taliban attacks NATO supply trucks in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility Monday for a pre-dawn attack on tankers carrying fuel to Afghanistan for U.S. and other NATO forces, vowing to continue raiding supply lines in…
Five killed in Iraq violence
BAGHDAD: Five people were killed in violence in Baghdad and central Iraq on Monday, including a roadside bomb targeting a junior minister, medical and security officials said. A convoy transporting…
Vandals torch mosque in southern West Bank
BEIT FAJJAR: Vandals spray-painted and torched a mosque in the southern West Bank very early Monday in an attack Palestinian witnesses and officials blamed on Israeli settlers. They said six…
Syria orders 33 arrests over Hariri probe, says general
BEIRUT: Syria has ordered the arrest of 33 people over false testimony given in the UN-backed probe into the assassination of Lebanese ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, a general held over the…
Half of Israel cabinet opposes settlement curbs, says poll
JERUSALEM: Half of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's rightwing government opposes the extension of a settlement moratorium seen as key to US-led peace efforts, a poll showed on Monday. The…
Zaki back for Egypt against Niger
CAIRO: Zamalek striker Amr Zaki has been recalled by Egypt manager Hassan Shehata for this month's CAN 2012 qualifier against Niger. Shehata named an 18-man squad for the away fixture,…
Zamalek roar back to beat MCDR
CAIRO: Zamalek staged a superb comeback to atone for their defensive fragilities and defeat promoted MCDR 4-3 in an intriguing Egyptian Premier League game on Saturday. The Cairo giants fell…
Hodoud exit Confederation Cup after defeat at Sfaxien
CAIRO: Harras Hodoud exited the African Confederation Cup after slumping to a 3-1 defeat at Sfaxien on Saturday to gift the Tunisian side the second Group B semi-final ticket. The…