Ezz Steel reopens 1.3 mln ton facility
CAIRO: Egyptian group Ezz Steel reopened this month its Ezz Flat Steel (EFS) plant, which has an annual capacity of 1.3 million tons, the firm’s investor relations manager said on…
Israel restricts access to Al-Aqsa mosque
JERUSALEM: Israel Monday curbed travel from the West Bank and access to the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as Jews celebrate the week-long Passover holiday amid heightened tension with the Palestinians.…
Carve Nigeria into many ethnic states, says Kadhafi
TRIPOLI: Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, who enraged Abuja after suggesting Nigeria be partitioned between Muslims and Christians, has now proposed the country is carved into "many" ethnic states, a report…
Obama presses Karzai in surprise Afghan visit
KABUL: US President Barack Obama pressed Afghan leader Hamid Karzai to stand resolute against corruption and rallied cheering troops to defeat the Taliban during a surprise night-time visit to Kabul.…
NATO helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, 14 injured
KANDAHAR: A NATO helicopter crashed in troubled southern Afghanistan on Monday, wounding 14 people on board in the second such incident in a week, police and the military said. Deputy…
Twin car bombs kill five in Iraqi holy city
KARBALA: Twin blasts caused by car bombs rocked Iraq's holy Shia shrine city of Karbala on Monday, killing at least five people, medical officials and witnesses said. The explosions occurred…
Iraq PM criticizes UN
BAGHDAD: Iraq's prime minister rebuked the United Nations for not backing his demand that the ballots from the country's March 7 parliamentary elections be recounted. The comments are the latest…
Israel concerned over world standing
JERUSALEM: Nearly one out of every two Israelis thinks the country's international standing is poor following Israel's most serious crisis with the United States in decades, according to a poll…
Somalis against Al-Qaeda militants
MOGADISHU, Somalia: Hundreds of women and children are protesting in the streets of Somalia's capital against militants linked to Al-Qaeda. The protesters marched Monday to protest that Al-Shabab insurgents have…
Pakistan sets restrictions for nuclear scientist
LAHORE: A Pakistani court said Monday disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan remained a free man but ordered him to give security services prior notice about his movements, lawyers said.…