Israeli air raids wound two in Gaza
GAZA CITY: Israel carried out two air strikes on Gaza during the night, seriously wounding a 15-year-old and another person, Palestinian medical sources said on Wednesday. Emergency services said the…
Iran warns US, Russia new nuclear deal 'unlikely''
TEHRAN: Iran's hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged the United States and Russia Wednesday to back a nuclear fuel deal, warning it would be the last "opportunity" to resolve the atomic…
Belgian tourist stabbed in Aswan
CAIRO: A Belgian tourist was hospitalized in a critical condition on Tuesday after he was attacked in Egypt, a hospital official said. The unnamed 26-year-old was stabbed in the neck…
Police planned to disband parliament sit-ins, says rights group
CAIRO: Amonisto workers did not try to storm the People’s Assembly on Sunday, rights activist Khaled Ali said, suggesting that the decision to remove the protests near parliament had already…
New net domains break language barriers
CAIRO: The use of non-Latin characters in internet addresses is a key step to opening up the web and making it more "personalized" for billions of users, the head of…
Mosaad Abu Fagr's lawyer to take case to international rights bodies
CAIRO: Amir Salem, the lawyer representing Sinai activist Mosaad Abu Fagr, who has been detained for 3 years now under the emergency law, has started what he calls "the international…
Shoura candidates accuse electoral commission, authorities of violations
CAIRO: A number of Shoura Council election candidates on Tuesday accused security and the Supreme Electoral Commission of committing violations against them and their supporters. In a press conference held…
Najaf cemetery witness to Iraq's tragic history
NAJAF: Pictures of the two brothers stare out, side by side, separated by the gulf of a quarter century. Rahim Jabr died in 1981, a foot soldier in the bloody…
Israeli police question ex-PM on bribe case
JERUSALEM: Israeli fraud investigators questioned a former prime minister on corruption charges Tuesday, his first appearance before police since being driven out of office last year. Police questioned Ehud Olmert…
Iran police vow to crack down on 'illegal' opposition rally
TEHRAN: Iranian police warned they would crack down on any unauthorized rallies after opposition leaders again called for demonstrations to mark the anniversary of last June's disputed presidential election, the…