Iraq attacks target Shias, Sahwa
BAGHDAD: A bomb and suicide attack in Iraq killed six people on…
Iranian president fires FM Mottaki, says IRNA
TEHRAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has fired Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and…
Kuwaiti opposition MPs file to quiz premier
KUWAIT CITY: The Gulf state of Kuwait Monday appeared headed for a…
US envoy heads to Mideast to push indirect talks, Netanyahu welcomes
JERUSALEM: Washington's Middle East envoy George Mitchell was on Monday heading to…
Kuwait closes Al-Jazeera TV office
DUBAI: Kuwaiti authorities have closed the office of the Qatar-based pan-Arab Al-Jazeera…
Monitoring coalition to send constitutional reform demands to President Mubarak
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: The Egyptian Coalition for Elections Monitoring (ECEM) said Sunday…
Bad weather in Egypt kills at least 31
CAIRO: Rain and sandstorms that battered Egypt at the weekend killed…
Egypt resort hit by sharks to open beaches with new measures
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Beaches in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh closed since…
Kurdish ‘self-determination’ call sparks Iraqi ire
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani's recent call for self-determination for his…
Sudan rebel chief ready to battle Khartoum
JUBA: Minni Minnawi, the only Darfur rebel leader to have signed a…