Mido’s playing time contingent on his form
CAIRO: Ajax coach Martin Jol says Mido's playing time with the Eredivisie side depends on his level of performance. The 27-year-old made a return to Amsterdam Arena on a year-long…
Still awaiting the momentum for change
At the end of July, President Bashar Al-Assad of Syria and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia visited Beirut together in what was widely perceived as a successful attempt to quell…
Indefensible borders
JERUSALEM: Harvard law professor and noted Israel advocate Alan Dershowitz has said that the best way to win over the 'undecideds' when he's speaking in universities on 'the case for…
Taking August seriously
TOULOUSE: Europe’s holiday month of August is no time for serious politics. The world and its worries are meant to close down while Europeans repose. I usually spend the month…
Indonesian terror suspects go on trial
JAKARTA: Alleged Islamist extremists from a group dubbed "Al-Qaeda in Aceh" went on trial Thursday accused of plotting to kill Westerners including US aid workers and tourists. More than 20…
France steps up campaign to stop Iran woman stoning
PARIS: A French campaign to stop the stoning to death of an Iranian woman convicted of adultery intensified Thursday after President Nicolas Sarkozy added his support. Two French former presidents…
‘Sons of Iraq’ feel betrayed by motherland
SAMARRA: The Sunni Arab militiamen who sided with American soldiers against Al-Qaeda during Iraq's brutal insurgency fear the exit of thousands of US troops will herald a surge in bloody…
WikiLeaks releases CIA analysis, no bombshell revelations
WASHINGTON: WikiLeaks on Wednesday released a CIA memo analyzing the risks of terrorists operating from the United States, but the document offered no dramatic revelations of government secrets like the…
Iran offers joint nuclear fuel production with Russia
TEHRAN: Iran has made a proposal to Moscow to jointly produce nuclear fuel for its Russian-built Bushehr plant and future facilities; the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization was quoted…
