Topic: Middle East
Tony Blair does not regret the Iraq war despite the "nightmare" it unleashed, but he feels "desperately sorry" for those who died, the former British prime minister says in memoirs published on Wednesday. "A Journey", Blair's account of his decade in Downing ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Egyptian-born businessman Mohamed Al Fayed has sold prestigious London department store Harrods to the investment vehicle of the Qatar royal family in a deal reported to be worth around 1.5 billion pounds ($2.3 billion). A spokesman for Lazard, which ...
Britain's Prince Harry has passed his army helicopter pilot's course, his office said Friday, boosting his hopes of returning to frontline fighting in Afghanistan. The 25-year-old, third in line to the throne, was told Thursday that he had completed his training. He ...
His Royal Fly-ness: Prince Harry qualifies to fly British army helicoptersJust call him Your Royal Fly-ness: Prince Harry has earned his wings, his office said Friday. Harry, the younger son of Charles and the late Princess Diana, is third in line to ...
RABAT/ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Rescuers on Sunday were searching a Moroccan hillside lake for the boss of the world's largest sovereign fund, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), two days after his plane crashed into it. The aircraft of Sheikh Ahmed bin ...
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla met on Wednesday with Polish soldiers who are due to be sent to Afghanistan, as they wound up a three-day visit to the central European nation. The prince and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, reviewed troops ...
Saudi security confiscate books by prominent reformer at Riyadh book fairSaudi security forces confiscated books of a well-known reformer and critic of the royal family from stalls at the kingdom's annual international book fair, a Saudi civil rights group said Saturday. The ...
The Dutch premier tendered his government's resignation to Queen Beatrix on Saturday after a dispute over the country's Afghan military mission scuppered his ruling coalition. "Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende this morning offered the resignations of the (12) ministers and deputy ministers ...
The remains of a Jordanian distantly related to the royal family who was killed in an attack in Afghanistan were repatriated on Saturday and received by King Abdullah II, Queen Rania and other royals. Captain Ali bin Zeid was killed "on Wednesday ...
Queen Elizabeth pays tribute to troops in Afghanistan in annual Christmas broadcastBritain's Queen Elizabeth II paid tribute to the country's troops fighting in Afghanistan in her annual Christmas speech broadcast Friday, praising their work while expressing her sadness at the casualties. The ...
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