Toothless Ahly held by 10-man Kabylie
CAIRO: Egypt’s Ahly failed to make use of their numerical advantage after being held to a 1-1 home draw by Algeria’s 10-man JS Kabylie, who qualified for the African…
Kenya: Sudan presidential visit ‘in our interest’
NAIROBI, Kenya: Kenya's government has defended its recent failure to arrest Sudan's president on international charges of war crimes and genocide, citing Kenya's strategic interest in the neighboring country. Foreign…
Egypt antiquities chief slams Ramadan TV Cleopatra
CAIRO: A television series about ancient Egypt's Queen Cleopatra, broadcast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, has sparked the ire of the country's antiquities supremo for being "unrealistic." "The…
Somali government appeals for help to fight militants
MOGADISHU: Somalia's government is appealing for more help in its fight against powerful militants who have recently intensified their attacks. President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed said Monday it was unrealistic…
US imam urges Muslims to battle extremism during Gulf tour
DUBAI: The US imam behind an initiative to build an Islamic centre near the site of the 9/11 attacks has called on Muslims in the Gulf to combat extremism, during…
‘Network of misinformation’ behind mislabel as Muslim, says Obama
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Sunday blamed a "network of misinformation" for keeping alive persistent rumors that he is Muslim, but he shrugged off the misconception as being out…
International operation intercepts pirates off Somalia
LONDON: Japanese, EU and NATO forces cooperated on Sunday to intercept pirates who were preparing to attack ships in the Gulf of Aden, the NATO counter-piracy task force said. A…
Iran to Replace Google with ‘Oh Lord’
It all began in the early 1990’s with Internet search engine startups like Excite, Galaxy, Lycos and Webcrawler. Then Yahoo and Alta Vista moved in, followed only a few years…
Libyan leader says Europe should convert to Islam
ROME: Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi told 500 paid hostesses attending a lecture in Rome that Europe should convert to Islam and gave each of them a copy of the Koran,…
Lebanese PM travels to Syria amid rising tensions
DAMASCUS: Syria's president urged Lebanon's leader early Monday to support the militant group Hezbollah and maintain calm in the country. Bashar Assad met with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in…