Saudi foils ‘terror’ plot, busts two cells
World
August 26, 2012
Saudi foils ‘terror’ plot, busts two cells
Saudi authorities announced on Sunday they had foiled a “terror” plot by elements suspected of links to Al-Qaeda, mostly…
Turkish jets ‘bomb Kurdish rebel targets in Iraq’
World
August 25, 2012
Turkish jets ‘bomb Kurdish rebel targets in Iraq’
Turkish warplanes bombed areas of northern Iraq early Saturday in a bid to target rear bases of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a…
Aleppo hospital staff brave shells to treat wounded
World
August 25, 2012
Aleppo hospital staff brave shells to treat wounded
On the first floor of the Dar al-Shifa hospital in Aleppo, a boom sounds as a rocket fired from a helicopter…
Security officials deny 3 Sinai attackers identified, Hamas to visit Cairo
Egypt
August 25, 2012
Security officials deny 3 Sinai attackers identified, Hamas to visit Cairo
Egyptian security services have identified three militants involved in the attack on a military checkpoint in Rafah, North Sinai,…
Syria fighting rages as UN observer chief leaves
World
August 25, 2012
Syria fighting rages as UN observer chief leaves
Fighter jets and tanks unleashed deadly new raids in hotspots across Syria, as the head of the now-defunct UN…
Israel slams S Africa over label identifies goods as from Palestine
World
August 22, 2012
Israel slams S Africa over label identifies goods as from Palestine
The Israeli foreign ministry dismissed as "unacceptable" a decision by the South African cabinet on Wednesday approving the placing of…
Egyptian police warn anti-Morsy protesters
Egypt
August 22, 2012
Egyptian police warn anti-Morsy protesters
Egypt's Interior Ministry on Wednesday warned organizers planning a campaign of protests against President Mohamed Morsy on 24 August…
Dozens butchered in Kenyan ethnic clashes
World
August 22, 2012
Dozens butchered in Kenyan ethnic clashes
At least 48 Kenyans were hacked or burnt to death in ethnic clashes between two rival groups, the worst…