JEDDAH: The Ministry of Education has not backed away from a trial to allow boys up to third year to study in private elementary schools for girls, a senior education official announced on Monday. Head... Full Story
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has welcomed the adoption of the Goldstone Report by the United Nations Human Rights Council pertaining to last winter’s Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip. “The... Full Story
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is committed to creating a Palestinian state and determined to move forward with peace talks, said National Security Adviser Gen.... Full Story
Now even the United Nations Human Rights Council is “anti-Semitic.” Well, that’s the view of Israel’s Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz, who is outraged that the body rubber-stamped... Full Story
KABUL: UN-backed fraud investigators on Monday threw out nearly a third of President Hamid Karzai’s ballots from Afghanistan’s disputed August election, setting the stage for a runoff. The... Full Story
TEHRAN: The chief of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard accused the United States, Britain and Pakistan on Monday of having links with Sunni militants responsible for a suicide bombing that... Full Story
LONDON: The world faces “catastrophe” if action is not agreed at the UN climate summit in December, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Monday as major polluting countries met in... Full Story
A week ago, China expressed anger at Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for having the temerity to visit the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh ahead of elections there. Since then, the Chinese press... Full Story
