No More Drinking in Bahrain
Manama, BAHRAIN: The Bahraini parliament has adopted an amendment forbidding the kingdom’s Muslims from consuming or importing alcohol. Bahrain is a popular holiday destination or weekend getaway spot for Saudi…
Russian destroyer frees tanker, captures pirates, says operator
MOSCOW: Troops aboard a Russian warship Thursday freed a Russian oil tanker seized by Somali pirates, killing one of the attackers and capturing another 10, the vessel's operator said. "The…
Iran facing increased isolation over nuclear program, says Biden
BRUSSELS: Iran faces a "stark choice," US Vice President Joe Biden told EU lawmakers Thursday, to scrap its nuclear program or face "further consequences" and increased isolation. "Iran's nuclear program…
21 violations against journalists, writers, bloggers, says ANHRI
CAIRO: Twenty-one different violations have been committed against journalists, writers and bloggers in Egypt in 2009, according to the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI). In a press conference…
Support for ElBaradei causes rifts in Constitutional Party
CAIRO: The People’s Assembly’s constitutional and legislative affairs committee assigned one of its legal counselors to review the dispute over the Constitutional Party’s leadership, after the party's deputy, Coptic lawyer,…
Drought hits Zimbabwe rural population hard
KWARA: One bag of maize, two big pumpkins, some watermelons and two small shopping bags of ground nuts is the only food the Togarepi family of seven is left with…
Heavy rains kill seven in Yemen
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 SANAA: Seven people were killed in a torrential rainstorm in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, a security official said on Thursday. Wednesday's downpour also injured…
US urges quick solutions before Sudan referendum
WASHINGTON: US envoy Scott Gration is telling the Sudanese there "is no time to waste" to solve all the problems before a 2011 referendum that could split Sudan into two…
Turkey jails 10 over deadly Kurdish rebel attack
DIYARBAKIR: A Turkish court has jailed 10 men for more than six years for passing intelligence to Kurdish rebels before a deadly attack on a military unit in 2007, a…
Nigeria's Umaru Yar'Adua dead, says president's office
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 ABUJA: Nigeria president Umaru Yar'Adua has died, leaving Acting President Goodluck Jonathan to take over in this oil-rich nation riven by often-violent religious and…