Bahrain arrests man suspected of links to Kuwait spy cell
MANAMA: Bahraini authorities have arrested one of its nationals suspected of having links with an alleged spy cell busted in Kuwait and said to be working for Iran. The man's…
Of millionaires, brunch and toilet paper bandits
A South Korean millionaire who advertised for a son-in-law has found the perfect man after sifting through 400 responses, a matchmaking agency said Tuesday. The 78-year-old identified only as Kim…
Lebanese premier to make official visit to US
BEIRUT: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri will make his first official visit to the United States at the end of May to meet with President Barack Obama and address the…
Medvedev urges more active US role in Mideast peace efforts
DAMASCUS: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called in Syria on Tuesday for a more active US role in the Middle East peace process, saying the situation in the region was "very…
Burma revisited
With reference to the commentary titled “Breaking Burma’s isolation” (May 10, 2010), though it would be difficult to fault the aims and objectives of this study, it placed far too…
Ahly to rest key men against Gouna
CAIRO: Egyptian Premier League champions Ahly will face Gouna without a number of key players as manager Hossam Al-Badri intends to rest his key men. The Reds said that Egypt…
Muslims pray in a Sarajevo monastery
SARAJEVO: A group of young Bosnian Muslim students from the Faculty of Islamic Studies at the University of Sarajevo recently performed their evening prayer in a Franciscan monastery in Sarajevo.…
What's in a BRIC?
SAO PAULO: Brazil, Russia, India, and China recently held their second annual summit in Brasilia. Journalists continue to lavish attention on these so-called “BRIC” countries, but I remain skeptical of…
Political groups condemn request to renew emergency law
CAIRO: Twenty political groups have signed a joint statement condemning the request to renew Egypt’s state of emergency for another two years, submitted to parliament by the ruling National Democratic…
Iraqi forces 'negligent' after mass attacks kill 110
BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces faced charges of negligence on Tuesday after insurgents killed 110 people in a devastating wave of attacks in five cities the previous day, Iraq's bloodiest this…
