Gates Warns of 'Hard Fighting' in Afghanistan U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is keeping up the pressure on Iran, consulting with close U.S. ally Saudi Arabia about how to respond to Tehran's...

A request from NATO to train members of the Afghan police is being considered by Jordan, govern-ment spokesman Nabil Sharif said.“NATO has asked Jordan to train Afghan policemen and Jordan is...

Three US hikers being detained in Iran for entering the country illegally were allowed to phone their families for the first time since their arrest.The New York-based support group ‘Free the...

Sunni Islam’s top cleric Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, a controversial figure in Egypt, died yesterday of a heart attack suffered while boarding a plane.Tantawi, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar -...

A car bomb killed five people yesterday, as the Iranian president and the defence secretary of Iran’s arch-foe, the US, paid duelling visits to Afghanistan.The attack killed Afghan security...

Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt Arab League chief Amr Moussa said that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had told him he would not enter indirect talks with Israel, only days after the...

Tony Blair, mediator for the Middle East Peace Quartet and former British Prime Minister, and Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa (R) speak at a news conference at the Arab League headquarters...

Visitors pass some of the 400 boats on display at the Dubai International Boat Show 2010 at the International Marina Club at Mina Seyahi. Boat makers zare positive about growth in the Middle...

Istanbul: Turkey Wednesday confirmed that it was no longer holding talks with the IMF about a stand-by loan and said it did not need emergency funds, but left the door open for a possible agreement...

Middle East settlement and the post-election situation in Iraq along with bilateral trade and economic relations during talks in Moscow on...

TRIPOLI: Libya signaled the end of a diplomatic row with the United States on Wednesday, saying it accepted an apology for acerbic comments made by a US official and wanted to deepen relations in all...

RAMALLAH: A senior Palestinian official on Wednesday criticized the Arab League for offering Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a four-month period to resume the indirect peace talks with the...

With two failed marriages behind her and two children — a boy and a girl — to look after, Iskandar’s first job involved working as a sales assistant selling books for SR1,500 a month. With few...

Iraqi election workers at the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) headquarters count parliamentary election ballots at a tally center in Baghdad on Wednesday....

(AP) — CAIRO - The Arab League recommended on Wednesday to withdraw its support for indirect talks between Palestinians and Israelis due to recent announcements of new settlement building in...

Saudi prosecutors are trying to silence legitimate complaints, which Saudi citizens have the right to make public. Public criticism of the government's alleged failures are an important check on its...

Excerpts: Egypt to restore synagogues.Israel/Arab neighbors joint nuclear plant.Dubai financial problems continue.Turkey offers Israel/Syria mediation March 10, 2010 +++EGYPT DAILY NEWS: 10...

March 10, 2010 The Arab League recommended on Wednesday to withdraw its support for indirect talks between Palestinians and Israelis due to recent announcements of new settlement building in east...

A 3,000-year-old wooden sarcophagus, seized in Miami, was returned to Egypt in a ceremony at the National Geographic Society after a two-year international...

CAIRO — The Arab League has recommended withdrawing support for indirect talks between Palestinians and Israelis due to recent announcements of new settlement...

Arab League recommended on Wednesday to withdraw its support for indirect talks between Palestinians and Israelis due to recent announcements of new settlement building in east Jerusalem.The league's...

Washington — Vice President Biden has welcomed the agreement by Israel and the Palestinians to hold indirect talks, saying renewed contact between the two parties will help reduce the level of...

An Israeli supermarket chain is using a spoof of surveillance footage showing the alleged assassins of a Hamas commander in a television advert.The advert's fake grainy surveillance footage shows...

signed a deal to put franchises in the Middle East. Stores in Dubai are supposed to open later this year. San Francisco-based Gymboree (NASDAQ: GYMB) inked this deal...

JEDDAH: A Saudi chewing gum manufacturer has been forced to publish adverts saying its product is safe following rumors that the gum causes severe memory problems and damages the nervous...

JEDDAH: Misuse of credit cards by young people is a major problem in Saudi Arabia. According to a new survey, some 52 percent of Saudi youths struggle with debt because of this. The survey also says...

It also urged people not to respond to any text messages promoting medical products.The authority said it is monitoring these websites and keeping an eye on individuals and companies marketing drugs...

The laboratory teachers are given Grade 2 salary while the educational statutes say that any qualified teacher is entitled to be Grade 3.“They have submitted a fresh application to the Ministry of...

JEDDAH: Eighty-nine cases have been filed by teachers against the Ministry of Education in order to win their rights, said Ahmed Al-Maliki, a lawyer who is defending the...

JEDDAH: Makkah’s historical Al-Saggaf Palace, a former seat of government, has been given to the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities...

JEDDAH: A number of water bottling factories in Jeddah have been found breaching various regulations, according to a senior municipality official on...

JEDDAH: Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal arrived in Paris on Wednesday for an official visit at the invitation of President of the French Senate Gérard...

Prince Sultan ibn Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), reviews a tour guide license issued to Azizah Abdul Qadir in Makkah on Wednesday during an event...

JEDDAH: A 27-year-old man who was arrested in January on three charges, including homosexuality, was sentenced to one year in prison and 1,000 lashes and fined SR5,000, local media reported on...

Speaking to the guests to the annual fair during a reception, he said: “When we staged this book show we wanted our people to know and read the thoughts and ideas of others.” Despite initial...

Gates arrived here following a three-day visit to Afghanistan, and will leave on Thursday morning. The secretary held separate talks with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and Crown...

They focused on incorporating environmental sustainability into major projects and developments, green building regulations and balancing job creation and resources, among others. "The interconnected...

“Change Your Lifestyle,” which encourages women to exercise, will be held at shopping centers in Jeddah, Yanbu, Riyadh and Madinah.Seminars on health and fitness, which will also offer medical...

JEDDAH: Elections to 11 of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (JCCI) 45 committees concluded on Wednesday with two women elected to two committees for the first...

JEDDAH: US Consul General Joseph Kenny clarified on Wednesday a misconception in the local media that the US State Department’s electronic visa application process has only been in operation since...

CAIRO (AP) - The Arab League recommended on Wednesday to withdraw its support for indirect talks between Palestinians and Israelis due to recent announcements of new settlement building in east...