Blasts, violence leave 12 dead in Iraq
KARBALA(PFP): Multiple blasts at a passport and identity card office in the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala killed at least 9 people on Sunday, amid nationwide violence that left 12 dead. The series of four explosions in the central city also wounded nearly 100 people and caused major damage to nearby vehicles and buildings, leading security forces to More...
Chaos at Saudi airports; Saudia flights delayed
JEDDAH: There was chaos at Jeddah’s north and south airport terminals, largely due to overcrowding of offloaded passengers and flights. With passengers heading to various destinations worldwide, various factors More...
Caged Mubarak back in dock for murder trial
CAIRO: Egypt’s toppled president Hosni Mubarak arrived on a stretcher for the resumption of his trial in Cairo on murder and corruption charges on Monday, state television showed. Mubarak was flown in by More...
24 killed in Syria, 10 after Ramazan prayers
NICOSIA: At least 24 civilians were killed by security forces across Syria, including 10 after evening prayers on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramazan, a human rights activist said on Tuesday. “Ten More...
Syrian army kills 140 in crackdown: activists
DAMASCUS: Syrian forces killed nearly 140 people on Sunday including at least 100 when the army stormed the flashpoint protest city of Hama, activists said, prompting calls for emergency Security Council talks. Activists More...
“I will never leave my country,” says Qadhafi
Smoke billows as Libyan rebels are seen some 120 km (75 miles) east of Sirte in eastern Libya,Monday, March 28, 2011. Rebel forces on Monday fought their way to the doorstep of Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte, More...
Syrian forces kill 5 civilians in clampdown
AMMAN: Syrian security forces shot dead five civilians during funerals which turned into protests against President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Other people were killed during More...
coalition continues pounding Gaddafi’s forces
NEAR AJDABIYA, Libya — Buoyed by U.S. and allied airstrikes that relieved a siege of Benghazi, Libyan rebels launched an offensive early Monday aimed at retaking the strategic city of Ajdabiya, as Western warplanes More...
