Author Archive: Khattab

Israel deports Gaza aid activists

Israel deports Gaza aid activists

Eighteen Kuwaiti activists detained by Israel returned home on Wednesday EPA Officials in Israel say they have released about 700 activists seized from the Gaza...

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Turkey demands return of citizens

Turkey demands return of citizens

“]There have been angry protests in Turkey against Israel's raid on the flotilla [AFPTurkey has warned it will cut off diplomatic ties with Israel if...

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Deaths in Pakistan ‘missile attack’

Deaths in Pakistan ‘missile attack’

“]The suspect in the Times Square bomb attempt claims to have visited fighters' camps in Waziristan [AFPPakistani intelligence officials say that a suspected...

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Baghdad security forces targeted

Baghdad security forces targeted

“] At least nine people, mostly Iraqi soldiers and police, have been killed and another 24 wounded after a series of attacks on security checkpoints across...

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Militants could trigger India-Pakistan war: Gates

Militants could trigger India-Pakistan war: Gates

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L) talks with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a recent trip to New Delhi. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has...

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Yemen jets raid ‘al-Qaeda hideout’

Yemen jets raid ‘al-Qaeda hideout’

Yemen has boosted troop numbers in three provinces to tackle a growing al-Qaeda challenge Yemeni fighter jets have attacked the home of a suspected leader of Al-Qaeda...

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Taliban commander speaks out

Taliban commander speaks out

Taliban commander speaks out Al Jazeera has obtained an exclusive interview with Sirajuddin Haqqani, a Taliban commander fighting US and Nato forces in Afghanistan. US...

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Clashes spread in Nigerian city

Clashes spread in Nigerian city

Clashes erupted after a dispute over the rebuilding of houses damaged by similar fighting in 2008 Clashes between Muslim and Christian gangs have broken out again...

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UK probe tackles Iraq war legality

UK probe tackles Iraq war legality

Britain’s former attorney-general cautioned a cabinet minister about the legality of going to war in Iraq, one year before he gave the government the go-ahead...

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Yemen ‘must resist foreign forces’

Yemen ‘must resist foreign forces’

The Yemeni military is fighting al-Qaeda, Houthi rebels, and a separatist movement A group of Muslim leaders have said Yemenis have a religious duty to resist foreign...

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