Middle-East

BERLIN: Syria’s president is quoted as telling a German newspaper that Europe will “pay the price” if it delivers arms to rebels fighting his government.

Kuwait’s constitutional court forced new parliamentary elections yesterday, dissolving the current chamber on the basis of flaws in the election law, the state news agency reported.

WASHINGTON: The US and other world powers voiced hope for better engagement with Iran after moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani was declared its new president, but Israel cal

AMMAN: King Abdallah vowed yesterday to protect Jordan from the war in Syria.

LONDON: Five passengers from an EgyptAir flight diverted to a Scottish airport over an apparent threat to destroy the aircraft are now seeking asylum in Britain, authori

BAGHDAD: A string of nearly a dozen apparently coordinated bombs and a shooting in cities across Iraq killed at least 32 and wounded dozens yesterday, extending a wave o

ISTANBUL: Turkish police stormed an Istanbul park with tear gas and water cannon Saturday after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned protesters to end their occupation of the site.

CAIRO: Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi said he had cut all diplomatic ties with Damascus on Saturday as he threw the backing of the most populous Arab state firmly behind the revolt against the Ir

DUBAI: Moderate cleric Hassan Rohani won Iran’s presidential election on Saturday with a resounding defeat of conservative hard-liners, calling it a victory of moderation over extremism and p

TRIPOLI: Gunmen staged overnight attacks on at least six security buildings and outposts throughout Benghazi, killing five soldiers, military officials said yesterday.