Islamist leader jailed for spitting at Israeli policeman
RAMLA: Hard-line Islamist leader Sheikh Raed Salah on Sunday began serving five months behind bars after being convicted of spitting at an Israeli policeman during a protest in east Jerusalem.…
Iraq arrests three suspected Qaeda leaders, says ministry
BAGHDAD: Authorities have arrested three suspected senior leaders of Al-Qaeda's front group in Iraq, including its self-styled minister of defense, a spokesman said on Sunday. Also among the group detained…
Iran bails prominent reformist, says report
TEHRAN: Iran has granted bail to leading reformist former member of parliament Mohsen Armin, who was arrested in May, on a surety of 200,000 dollars, a press report said on…
African leaders seek to beef up Somalia force
KAMPALA: African Union leaders began a three-day summit in Kampala Sunday to boost the organization’s troop levels in Somalia and obtain a mandate to crush Islamist insurgents in the war-torn…
Iraq’s volatile north still a powder keg as US exits
WASHINGTON: As US troops withdraw from Iraq, a large swath of the oil-rich north coveted by the Kurdish regional government remains a powder keg that threatens to explode in violence,…
Hamas thrives in Gaza’s besieged economy
GAZA CITY: The tranquil lawns of the seaside Garden Resort are a high-end oasis in the impoverished Gaza Strip — and a new source of income for the Hamas-linked charity…
Rights groups urge Assad amnesty for 79-year-old activist
DAMASCUS: Human rights groups from Syria and abroad on Sunday appealed for President Bashar Al-Assad to release a 79-year-old prominent rights lawyer and activist jailed for "publishing false information." They…
Iran warns EU against imposing sanctions
TEHRAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned the European Union (EU) on Sunday against imposing unilateral sanctions, saying Tehran would react swiftly and cause "remorse." "We do not welcome any tension…
Zaher reinstalled as FA president
CAIRO: The court overruled their initial order to the National Sports Council (NSC) to sack Samir Zaher, who was allegedly ineligible to run for the post in 2008 due…
Ahly’s Fadl to miss Super Cup
CAIRO: Fadl, who is usually deployed as a lone front man, pulled out of Saturday's training session after tearing a calf muscle. Al-Badri will have no option but…