In Gaza war report, Israel reconsiders white phosphorus use
JERUSALEM: Israel will restrict its use of white phosphorus munitions and seek to limit civilian casualties in future wars, it said in a report to the UN secretary general released…
Four Iran MPs plan Gaza trip, say reports
TEHRAN: Four Iranian lawmakers plan to make a trip to the blockaded Gaza Strip next week by traveling through Egypt, state news agency IRNA reported on Wednesday. "This trip will…
Zamalek release Abdullah
CAIRO: Zamalek released Mohamed Abdullah just two weeks before the start of the season. Abdullah has re-signed for Zamalek late last season and joined the preparation camp in Germany and…
In a first, Israel’s Druze attend congress in Lebanon
BEIRUT: A delegation of 35 Israeli-Arab Druze was accorded special permission to travel to Lebanon to attend an international congress for the highly secretive community, Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt…
Hodoud sign Senegalese pair
CAIRO: Harras Hodoud landed Senegalese duo Pape N'Diaye and Khadim Dir Sir from Morocco's Difaa Hassani Jdidi on Monday. "Both players penned three-year contracts," Hodoud assistant coach Abou-Taleb Al-Eisawi told…
Dubai court cuts Emirati cross-dresser’s jail term, say reports
DUBAI: A Dubai court reduced the prison term of an Emirati cross-dresser from three years to one, paving the way for his imminent release, local newspapers reported on Wednesday. "A…
Israel stir over Arab’s jailing for consensual sex with Jew
JERUSALEM: An Israeli court's jailing on a rape charge of an Arab man it ruled had duped a Jewish woman into consensual sex by lying about his ethnicity caused a…
Ismaili set for Benjelloun swoop
ISMAILIA: Ismaili are set to sign Moroccan forward Abdessalam Benjelloun should he pass a medical on Wednesday. Benjelloun has arrived in Ismailia early Wednesday and will join the Egyptian team…
At least 49 killed in north Yemen clashes, say tribes, rebels
SANAA: Fighting in mountainous north Yemen between Shia rebels and army-backed tribes over the past four days have left at least 49 people dead, threatening a fragile truce, tribal and…
Muslims must fight ‘savage’ US, British terrorism, say Khamenei
TEHRAN: Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Wednesday called on Muslims to fight the "blind and savage terrorism" fuelled by the United States and Britain, whom he blamed for deadly bombings…