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Page 1/11 Twin bombings shake Baghdad
baghdad: It is tragic that Iraq hits the headlines only if there is a major explosion with hundreds killed and injured. Yesterday’s carnage in Baghdad is the second of its kind in two months, and yet another horrific reminder that the Iraqi people are still paying with their blood for the US-led inv [more...]
Posted on:10/26/2009 Algosaibi to meet creditors in weeks
DUBAI: Saudi conglomerate Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Bros plans to meet creditors within weeks in a bid to reach a global settlement with lenders, sources said yesterday, as around $10bn in outstanding obligations loom.
The debt implosion at Saudi firms Algosaibi and Saad Group has sent shockwaves t [more...]
Posted on:10/26/2009 UN experts visit controversial Iranian site
TEHRAN: UN inspectors got their first look yesterday inside a once-secret uranium enrichment facility that has raised Western suspicions about the extent of Iran’s nuclear programme.
The semiofficial Mehr news agency reported the four-member team visited the heavily protected facility, carved int [more...]
Posted on:10/26/2009 Violent clashes at Aqsa compound
JERUSALEM: Israeli police firing stun grenades faced off yesterday against Palestinian protesters outside the Holy Land’s most volatile shrine, where past violence has escalated into prolonged conflict.
A wall of Israeli riot police behind plexiglass shields marched towards young men covering the [more...]
Posted on:10/26/2009 Egypt seeks maximum penalty for veil martyr killer
Cairo: Egypt is seeking a life sentence for a man standing trial in Dresden for the murder of a veiled Egyptian woman in a case that stoked anger against Germany in the Muslim world.
“A team of senior German lawyers have been hired by (Egypt) to defend the interests of the deceased’s family... in [more...]
Posted on:10/26/2009 Rights groups press Nigeria to arrest Bashir
abuja: Rights groups called for the Nigerian government yesterday to arrest Sudanese President Omar Hasan Al Bashir who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and is due in Nigeria.
In an open letter to Umaru Yar’Adua, Nigeria’s president, four national non-governmental or [more...]
Posted on:10/26/2009 South Sudan parties vow to continue parliament boycott
khartoum: South Sudan parties will keep on boycotting parliament until the government comes up with a timetable for reform ahead of elections next year, a senior official with one of the parties said yesterday. “We will not go back until they bring all the laws in a package with a timetable” for imp [more...]
Posted on:10/26/2009 Seoul offers bargain deal to Pyongyang
Hua Hin: South Korean President Lee Myung-bak urged Asia-Pacific leaders yesterday to support a new diplomatic approach to pressuring North Korea into ending its nuclear arms programme in return for massive aid.
South Korea and Washington have been consulting on a new package of incentives to end [more...]
Posted on:10/26/2009 Japan pledges $400m loan to Indonesia to tackle warming
HUA HIN: Japan, the world’s fifth-biggest air polluter, yesterday offered a $400m loan to Indonesia, the world’s third-largest air polluter, to help tackle global warming, Japanese officials said.
The loan was part of the “Hatoyama Initiative” unveiled last month by Japanese Prime Minister Yuki [more...]
Posted on:10/26/2009 Mozambican parties on final push for votes
maputo: Mozambique’s political parties made their final push for votes yesterday, the last day of campaigning before Wednesday’s elections which are widely expected to be won by the ruling party Frelimo.
With Mozambique’s opposition divided by a recent split, getting out the vote is seen as cruci [more...]
Posted on:10/26/2009
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