UN force under pressure four years after Lebanon war
BEIRUT: Four years after a devastating war between Israel and Hezbollah, the…
Kidnapped Algerian freed after community pressure
ALGIERS: An armed group that kidnapped an Algerian entrepreneur eight days ago…
Tunisia sentences eight to jail on terror charges
TUNIS: A court sentenced eight Tunisians, two of them refugees in Europe,…
District governor, 11 police die in Afghan attacks: official
KUNDUZ: A district governor and 11 policemen were killed in weekend Taliban…
Citigroup upgrades Egypt rating to Neutral
Egypt was lifted, in a recent report, to neutral at Citigroup Inc.…
Kamala: Asian food revival delivers
When Kamala opened in the Conrad last May, like many restaurants in…
A lawsuit, an alleged affair behind feminist Nawal El-Saadawi’s divorce
CAIRO: A lawsuit filed by controversial feminist Nawal El-Saadawi to attain legal…
Consolation prize for beaten Germany and Uruguay
PORT ELIZABETH: Two-time winners Uruguay and three-time champions Germany clash here on…
Iran’s Ahmadinejad under fire from parliament speaker
TEHRAN: Hardline Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has come under fire from parliament…
Lebanon-Israel tensions grow over gas find dispute
BEIRUT: Israeli plans to drill for gas in the Mediterranean sea have…