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Iran plans major nuclear expansion over next year

EHRAN: Iran said it will start making higher-grade reactor fuel on Tuesday and will add 10 uranium enrichment plants over the next year in a nuclear expansion sure to stoke tensions with the West....

Yemen s al Qaeda calls for jihad in region

UBAI: The Yemen-based wing of al Qaeda called on Muslims in the Arabian Peninsula to wage jihad, or holy war, against Christians and Jews in the region....

New sanctions on Iran are only path left: Gates

ARIS: Iran has rejected Western overtures and the international community has no choice but to move toward imposing new sanctions over its nuclear program, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Monday....

Lebanon recovers crashed Ethiopian jet s black box

EIRUT: Search teams retrieved on Sunday flight recorders belonging to an Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed off the coast of Lebanon last month killing all 90 people aboard....

Israeli forces arrest two foreigners in West Bank

AMALLAH: Israeli security forces made an incursion into a Palestinian city Sunday to arrest two foreign women belonging to an organization involved in protests against Israel s West Bank barrier....

Iran tests radar-evading aircraft says commander

EHRAN: Iran has successfully tested a radar-evading aircraft, a commander said on Sunday, in the country s latest announcement of technological advances as it marks the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution....

Yemen arrests embassy bomb threat suspect

UBAI: Yemen has arrested a man suspected of threatening to bomb foreign embassies in the capital Sanaa and to assassinate Yemeni political and military leaders, state media reported on Sunday....

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Lebanese Navy recovers crashed Ethiopian plane’s black box

he Lebanese Army said on Sunday it has retrieved a black box from an Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed in the sea killing 90 people, raising hopes of an answer to why the plane came down in a fierce storm.The military also announced that eight more bodies from the tragedy have been recovered, taki...

New left-wing party looks to overcome divides

he National Progressive Coalition, a new political alliance, came into being on Sunday and brought together the Lebanese Communist Party (LCP), the People’s Movement, and other left-wing groups.The new party was formed during a convention dubbed: “Toward Rebuilding the Country and Societ...

Wild boars become hunters’ favorite prey

irds and small rodents are no longer the sole victims of hunting in Lebanon, with wild boars becoming a popular target.While the boars meat could be prepared for consmption, it seems most most hunters in fact pursue th animals for the sheer enjoyment of killing...

Support for Hizbullah drops outside Lebanon: poll

hile support for Hizbullah remains high among Lebanese Shiites, the majority of Muslims elsewhere in the world view the group in a “mostly unfavorable” light, a new poll has claimed.The survey entitled “Little Enthusiasm for many Muslim Leaders: Mixed Views of Hamas and Hizbullah i...

Rainy weather to replace last week’s blizzard

he snow storm that hit Lebanon last week will turn into a rainstorm starting Monday, according to the meteorological department of the Civil Aviation Department.The department’s forecast for Monday was partially cloudy in the morning but could turn into rainy with thunderstorms as the day goes...

USAID donates funds for municipal elections

nterior Minister Ziad Baroud and USAID Mission Director Denise Herbol signed on Friday a memorandum of understanding on technical support for Lebanon’s municipal elections, funded by the US government and implemented by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES). US Ambassador M...

Matar: Saint Maroun had message of coexistence

ebanon is a meeting place for different sects and religions, said Maronite Archbishop of Beirut Boulos Matar on Sunday at the Sagesse School in Jdeideh, during a mass celebrating the anniversary of its patron saint Saint Maroun. Matar stressed during his sermon that Saint Maroun’s message of l...

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Row sparks drive-by shooting in Riyadh

IYADH - A drive by shooting could have claimed the lives of three people in Riyadh downtown on Saturday. Two men received the full force of the shotgun blast to their legs and thighs. Both were taken to hospital.A verbal exchange of words and gestures including cursing between two groups ...

Al-Reith Governor sued for alleged abuse of power

IZAN – Ahmad Al-Reithi, a citizen and a native of Al-Reith mountainous area in Jizan, filed a complaint with authorities against the Governor of Al-Reith Mountain for an alleged abuse of power. The complaint also included the Wadi Amoud Center, affiliated with the Governorate, and the police, ...

Rains trap residents in Baha, Asir

aha/Asir – As thermometers in other parts of the Kingdom have recorded high temps, the southern part has been blessed with rain. But at a price.Torrential rains pouring down on Al-Baha and Asir regions accompanied with gutsy winds on Friday afternoon halted traffic and destroyed signboards, an...

Campaign for breast cancer detection starts

EDDAH – Breast cancer is no longer part of the Kingdom’s traditional culture of “Don’t tell anyone.” Public programs have been set up to encourage women to check on their breasts for early detection of the No. 1 killer of women in thus region.A national campaign for breast cancer detecti...

Bangladeshi executed for decapitating Saudi

IHAT – A Bangladeshi national was executed on Saturday after being convicted of fatally stabbing and decapitating a Saudi national over a money dispute, the Ministry of Interior said.Jaman Hussain Jalaluddein was executed in Sihat in the Eastern Province, according to the statement, which was...

Saudi - US partnership essential to combat breast cancer – Bush

IYADH – US First Lady Laura Bush, accompanying President George W. Bush in his second visit to the Kingdom, toured King Fahd Medical City on Friday in Riyadh.It was her second visit to the medical city as part of a Saudi-US partnership to raise breast cancer awareness in the Kingdom.She sa...

Money withdrawn from bank with ‘cancelled’ proxy

EDDAH – The Bank Dispute Committee at the Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency (SAMA) is scheduled on Sunday to look into a lawsuit filed by a Saudi citizen against a local bank for allowing a withdrawal of SR1.5m from his company’s account using a then-cancelled power of attorney.A former Egyptian em...

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