Egypt opened its border with the Gaza Strip on Sunday for a scheduled three-day period, state-run newspapers reported. Palestinians with travel plans and visas for foreign countries would be allowed out, along with patients in need of medical care, Al-Ahram …
Egypt opens Rafah crossing at Gaza border for three days
Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal was in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to meet with officials in a possible bid to narrow the rift between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, an official source said, Reuters reported. “He arrived today. The visit is …
Hamas leader in Saudi Arabia: source
Iran’s parliament rejected on Sunday the government’s request to withdraw a bill aimed at gradually cutting energy and food subsidies, state radio said. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and parliament disagree over control of the money saved through the reform, Reuters reported. …
Iran MPs reject call for subsidy bill withdrawal
Thousands of people have been left homeless in icy temperatures in the wake of a strong earthquake in the Central Asian republic of Tajikistan, media reports said Sunday, dpa reported. More than 1,000 buildings collapsed and streets were destroyed in …
Earthquake leaves thousands homeless in Tajikistan
Afghan troops and US Special Forces killed 25 Taliban militants in a clash in northern province of Kunduz, the provincial governor said Sunday, dpa reported. The clash in the Archi district began Saturday afternoon when the joint forces conduct a …
25 Taliban killed in northern Afghanistan – governor
Two passenger trains collided in Bilecik in northwest Turkey on Sunday, killing one driver and injuring three other train personnel, CNN Turk reported. The accident occurred when the trains were travelling from Istanbul to Eskisehir, CNN Turk reported. Emergency teams …
Two trains collide in northwest Turkey, one dead
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a letter of condolence to Pakistani leader Asif Ali Zardari over a recent terrorist attack in the country, AzerTAj state news agency reported. “The news of great human loss as the result of …
President Ilham Aliyev offers condolences to Pakistani counterpart
The US has shut its embassy in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, citing “ongoing threats” by an al-Qaeda offshoot linked to an alleged failed US plane bomb plot, BBC reported. In a statement on its website, the embassy urged US citizens in …
US shuts embassy in Yemen capital citing terror threat
A strong hurricane in the southern region of Azerbaijan has completely left Lerik and Yardimli districts without electricity, Trend News regional correspondent reported. According to information received in the districts’ Emergency Commissions, the wind blowing at a speed of 30-40 …
Strong storm leaves two districts of Azerbaijan without electricity
An Indian Consortium led by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) is to finalize a deal to invest in the development of an Iranian gas field, an Iranian official says, Press TV reported. “The new round of discussions between …
Indian consortium to invest in Iran gas field