Iran appears to back down on woman’s stoning amid outcry
LONDON: Iran appeared Friday to have backed down over the stoning of…
South Sudanese rally for independence, 6 months before vote
JUBA: Hundreds of supporters of south Sudan independence rallied in Juba on…
Gaza aid ship prepares to set sail from Greece
LAVRIO, Greece: A ship commissioned by a Libyan charity organization made preparations…
Oil set for 5 pct weekly gain on US demand
SINGAPORE: Oil rose 0.6 percent on Friday, heading for its biggest weekly…
UK removes blog post praising late Lebanese cleric
LONDON: Britain's ambassador to Lebanon angered Israelis and embarrassed officials in London…
Ahmadinejad says sanctions will not alter nuclear drive
ABUJA: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that new sanctions slapped on…
Economists call for creation of international regulatory body for the cement industry
CAIRO: Without international regulation of the cement industry, a global market failure…
Zidan reveals Ahly offer
CAIRO: Egypt forward Mohamed Zidan revealed he had been approached by Ahly…
CNN Middle East editor leaves after Fadlallah ‘tweet’
WASHINGTON: Octavia Nasr, senior editor of Middle East affairs at CNN, is…
Libya allows 400 Eritreans to stay after rights group plea
TRIPOLI: Libya said on Thursday that it has granted some 400 Eritreans…