TEHRAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday that the West should drop its “bullying” stance against his country and insisted that sanctions imposed over its nuclear programme were having no…
BEIRUT: UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan said it would be hard to reach a deal to halt bloodshed in Syria, but expressed optimism after meeting President Bashar Al-Assad for a…
CAIRO: An Egyptian military tribunal yesterday acquitted an army doctor of a charge of public obscenity filed by a protester who claimed she was forced to undergo a virginity test…
ISTANBUL: A top Turkish official yesterday said the world should focus on nuclear-armed Israel before rushing in to punish Iran over its atomic program. Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc…
BEIRUT: President Bashar Al-Assad told UN/Arab League envoy Kofi Annan yesterday that no political solution was possible in Syria while “terrorist” groups were destabilising the country. “Syria is ready to…
GAZA: Israeli air strikes on Gaza killed 14 Palestinians, including a militant group chief, medics said yesterday, in the deadliest flareup in more than three years. The Israeli military said…
MANAMA: Tens of thousands of Bahrainis demonstrated outside the capital Manama yesterday to demand urgent political reforms, a year after the Gulf Arab state crushed an uprising, witnesses said. The…
DAMASCUS: Syria’s deputy oil minister resigned yesterday, becoming the most senior official to join the rebel ranks, as Washington revealed it is considering non-lethal aid to the insurgency. The boost…
DAMASCUS: Syria’s deputy oil minister resigned Thursday to join an anti-regime revolt, as UN-Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan urged a path of diplomacy rather than militarisation to end the…
ANKARA: Turkey is most desirous of bolstering its ties with Kuwait particularly and the whole Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) bloc in general to guarantee regional stability and security, said Turkish…