Israel MPs push referendum for Golan, east Jerusalem pullout
JERUSALEM: An Israeli parliamentary committee voted Wednesday in favor of a bill requiring a referendum prior to any possible withdrawal from east Jerusalem or the Golan Heights, a committee spokesman…
Hezbollah claims it holds ‘precise’ Israeli target list
BEIRUT: Hezbollah stands ready for a showdown with Israel and knows what to target in the event of another conflict, the party's second-in-command Naim Qassem claimed in an interview published…
Bedouin dissident Mussad Abu Fagr released
CAIRO: Bedouin activist Mussad Abu Fagr was released from detention Tuesday after almost three years behind bars under the emergency law despite around 20 court rulings ordering his release. In…
Ahly fans clash with police during friendly victory
CAIRO: Tens of Ahly fans clashed with police during a friendly match that saw the Red Devils crush Kafr Al-Sheikh 5-0 on Tuesday. The mass brawl, sparked after Ahly's opener,…
Ministry starts campaign against underage, summer marriages
CAIRO: For the second year in a row, the Ministry of Family and Population launched a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers posed by underage as well as summer…
Sudan ‘alarmingly’ unprepared for south referendum, say NGOs
KHARTOUM: Sudan is "alarmingly" unprepared for a January referendum on southern independence and international intervention is urgently needed to prevent a return to civil war, a coalition of NGOs warned…
Abducted Iran scientist on way home from US, says ministry
TEHRAN: Iranian nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri, who surfaced in Washington more than a year after Tehran claimed he was abducted by US spies, is on his way home, the foreign…
Press reacts to inquest into Ashraf Mawran’s death
CAIRO: An inquest is under way in the UK into the death of Ashraf Marwan, son-in-law of Gamal Abdel Nasser, the Egyptian man variously described as a “billionaire arms dealer,”…
BSkyB in talks to launch Arabic news channel
LONDON: British pay-TV company BSkyB is in talks with a private Abu Dhabi investor to launch a round-the-clock Arabic language news channel under the Sky News brand. The new channel,…
CIB launches Hemaya investment fund
CAIRO: Commercial International Bank (CIB) launched Monday an open-ended investment fund named Hemaya, with a yearlong capital protection. According to the bank, Hemaya is the first of its kind in…