Middle East
Hollande Calls for Halt to Israeli Settlements
RAMALLAH, Nov 19 — French President Francois Hollande has called on Israel to halt settlement building on occupied territory, saying it hampers chances for...
Riyadh Flash Floods Claim 15 Lives
By Md Al-Sulami
JEDDAH, Nov 19 – At least 15 people have died and eight others are reported missing in flash floods caused by heavy...
Palestinians Decide to Internationalize Arafat Probe
RAMALLAH, Nov 13 — The findings of Swiss scientists probing Yasser Arafat’s death, which shows high level of a radioactive substance in the former Palestinian...
Thousands of Overstaying Expats Stage Sit-ins to Get Deported
MORE THAN 20,000 DETAINED IN FIRST TWO DAYS OF CRACKDOWN
By Irfan Mohammed
JEDDAH, Nov 12 — Thousands of undocumented expatriates are desperately seeking to get...
UN Asks Qatar to Improve the Lot of Migrant Workers
DOHA, Nov 10 — A top UN official on Sunday urged Qatar to improve conditions for foreign laborers, as the Gulf emirate builds a...
