Turkey says scaling down military action after Kurdish truce
ANKARA: Turkey's prime minister signaled Wednesday that military operations against separatist Kurdish…
Lebanon PM fully behind UN tribunal on Hariri murder
BEIRUT: Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri has renewed his backing for a…
Ahmadinejad slams Russia for ‘selling out to Satan’
TEHRAN: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashed out at Russia on Wednesday, saying it…
Closed TV channel ‘mouthpiece for terrorists’, says Iraq overseer
BAGHDAD: Iraq's media licensing commission said on Tuesday that it closed down…
Muslim Brotherhood calls for protection of churches; Al-Azhar condemns Baghdad attack
CAIRO: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood urged the state to protect Christian places of…
Iranian ‘adulteress’ not executed as feared, says activist
BERLIN: An Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery was…
Yemen PM says German ban on passenger flights ‘unjustified’
SANAA: Germany's ban on passenger flights from Yemen following a global parcel…
Gbagbo leads poll with partial result in Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN: Partial results from an election aimed at reuniting war-divided Ivory Coast…
Republicans win House; Democrats keep Senate
WASHINGTON: Opposition Republicans delivered a stinging blow to President Barack Obama, capturing…
Pope Shenouda’s security tightened following Al-Qaeda threats
CAIRO: A source close to the papal headquarters in Saint Mark’s Cathedral…