Tehran has denied that a ship loaded with rockets and explosives intercepted by Yemen’s coast guard originated from Iran as claimed by Yemeni officials, local media reported on Monday. The reports cited an unnamed source in the foreign mi
A French journalist arrested for taking photos without permission in Baghdad is to be brought before a judge Monday but will “hopefully” be freed this week, the head of the Iraqi journalists’ union said. Nadir Dendoune, 40, was arrest
A suicide bomber has blown himself up near Taji, north of Baghdad prison in Iraq, according to Al Arabiya. [Developing
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Man dragged naked through streets of capital Cairo admits police were to blame, after earlier blaming protesters.
Investment bank Shuaa Capital , hard hit by the global financial crisis, plans to provide shariah-compliant lending to businesses in Saudi Arabia as part of a new strategy to help turn around losses. Shuaa, which has laid off a third of its staff since 2
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Reports that Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi recently sent his family and friends on an expensive vacation that consisted of a private jet ride to the Red Sea resort town of Taba and the booking of 12 rooms at the Hilton has caused outrage in country, b
Etihad Airways, the fast-growing carrier of Abu Dhabi, posted a 200 percent rise in net profit in 2012 and a 17 percent increase in revenues, the airlines said in a statement Monday. Etihad posted a net income of $42 million last year compa
Four people were shot dead overnight in Kirkuk, hours after a coordinated assault on a police headquarters in the north Iraq city left 30 people dead, officials said on Monday. The security and medical officials said that at around midnight
The U.S operation that killed al- Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden could have been done without resorting to torture, according to Leon Panetta, the outgoing U.S defense secretary. He claimed there had been lots of pieces to the "puzzle" which in t