HIV gel breakthrough lifts mood at AIDS conference
VIENNA: A breakthrough test of a vaginal gel to protect women against HIV unleashed a wave of optimism at the world AIDS conference on Tuesday after two days of rows…
Turkish FM met Hamas supremo in Damascus
ANKARA: Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has met Hamas supremo Khaled Meshaal in Damascus, the Anatolia news agency reported on Tuesday, a move that threatens to fan fresh tensions with…
EU ministers to approve tighter sanctions on Iran
BRUSSELS: European Union foreign ministers will adopt tighter sanctions against Iran next week, including measures to block oil and gas investment and curtail its refining and natural gas capability, EU…
UAE urged to allow appeals for expelled Lebanese, Gazans
WASHINGTON: A leading rights group Monday urged the United Arab Emirates to allow hundreds of deported Lebanese citizens and people from Gaza to appeal their expulsions. The UAE has expelled…
Sudan’s Beshir plans Chad visit
KHARTOUM: Sudanese President Omar Al-Beshir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, plans to visit Chad, his first visit to a country that recognizes the court's jurisdiction, a senior…
Three killed by Iraq car bomb
BAGHDAD: Three people, including a child, were killed and 18 wounded by a car bomb in Qara Teba in Iraq's Diyala province on Tuesday, security officials said. The bomb exploded…
Iraq’s last Sabeans take sad New Year dip in Tigris
BAGHDAD: Sheikh Alaa Aziz was saddened by the sight of only a handful of fellow Iraqi Sabeans in simple white cloths dipping in the muddy waters of the Tigris in…
Extremist threat rose after Iraq war, says ex-British spy chief
LONDON: Iraq posed little threat to Britain just before the 2003 war — but the danger of extremist attacks surged following the conflict, the ex-head of domestic security service MI5…
S.Africa envoy returns to Israel after recall over flotilla
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa is returning its ambassador to Israel, nearly seven weeks after recalling him in the wake of the deadly raid on an aid convoy bound for the Gaza…
Nurses complain of work conditions, social stigma
CAIRO: A fresh university graduate, Ahlam secured a job as a nurse at a public hospital. At the time, business was booming and she loved her job. Fast-forward twenty years,…
