CAIRO- A senior Coptic bishop has caused a furore in Egypt by suggesting that some verses in the Koran, the Muslim holy book, were inserted at a date after it was first set down, press reports said...
VIENNA, Simon Morgan- The UN atomic watchdog rejected Friday an Arab-backed resolution against Israel which the United States and its Western allies feared could have jeopardised newly relaunched...
UNITED NATIONS, Stephen Collinson- President Barack Obama warned Thursday the Holy Land was doomed to perpetual bloodshed, unless the world unites behind his plan for a Palestinian state and a secure...
BEIRUT, Rita Daou- Syria and Saudi Arabia have stepped up efforts to ease a political crisis in Lebanon over a UN probe into the murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, Information Minister Tareq Mitri...
PARIS, Fabrice Randoux- The role of trade unions in France is a paradox: they can bring millions onto the streets to protest a proposed rise in the retirement age despite having the lowest membership...
JERUSALEM- Israel on Wednesday said a UN probe which said it could be prosecuted for "wilful killing" and torture committed when its troops stormed a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in May, was "biased" and...
GENEVA- A UN probe said Wednesday there was "clear evidence to support prosecutions" against Israel for "wilful killing" and torture committed when its troops stormed a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in...
VIENNA- Egypt accused Israel of gall Wednesday in a bitter exchange over nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation in the Middle East at a meeting of the UN atomic watchdog.
Egypt's delegate to...
RIYADH- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that the principles of the Arab Peace Initiative for Israel and the Palestinians are "more important than ever."
In a message to Saudi...
VENICE, Gina Doggett - Best-selling American author Donna Leon says success is overrated as she cherishes her anonymity in Venice, the setting of her mystery series starring Commissario Guido...
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