US announces massive arms sale to Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON: In its biggest arms deal ever, the United States announced Wednesday…
Chavez, Ahmadinejad say united to change world order
TEHRAN: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told his Venezuelan counterpart on Wednesday they would defeat…
Afghan-Taliban peace process may be overstated
KABUL: Over the past week, US and Afghan officials have been revealing…
Gov’t suspends 12 more satellite channels for religious, medical violations
CAIRO: Egypt’s government-owned satellite television operator NileSat temporarily suspended the licenses of…
Elders urge ‘more energetic’ Mideast peace push
DAMASCUS: The Elders group of retired world figures called on Tuesday for…
Iran to open spy trial of US hikers on November 6, says lawyer
TEHRAN: Iran will begin trying three American hikers on espionage charges on…
UN Iraq envoy unhurt after bomb attack on convoy
NAJAF: The UN envoy to Iraq, Dutch diplomat Ad Melkert, was unhurt…
Ignored warnings, lax security led to 7 CIA deaths
WASHINGTON: Warnings were ignored, security was lax and good judgment was lacking,…
For Palestinian snake charmer pythons are part of the family
RAMALLAH: A lot of fathers would prefer their two-year-old daughters not to…
377 dead in west and central African floods, says UN
DAKAR: The United Nations said Tuesday that 377 people had died in…