Two leading activists released on bail in Egypt
Cairo: An Egyptian court on Sunday ordered the release of two prominent activists on trial for organising an illegal protest after they spent nearly four months in jail. Alaa Abdel-Fattah and Ahmed Abdel-Rahman were ordered to be released on bail of US $1500 each by a court here.
World leaders gather for Hague n-summit
Amsterdam: Nuclear terrorism is officially the main topic for world leaders at a two-day summit in the Netherlands starting on Monday. In practice, the Ukraine crisis will likely overshadow those talks.
S’pore deports Indian, probing another
Singapore: Singapore authorities have deported an Indian-origin man for radicalising and helping a compatriot with going to strife-torn
Syria and have launched a probe into his journey “with the intention to undertake violence” there.
Dewani to be extradited to S Africa on April 7
Johannesburg/london: A 33-year-old Indian-origin British businessman, accused of plotting the murder of his Indo-Swedish wife on their honeymoon in Cape Town, will be extradited from the UK on April 7, the Government said.
‘Israel to pay very high price if it attacks Gaza’
Gaza City: Gaza’s Hamas Premier Ismail Haniya warned Israel on Sunday it would pay dearly if it heeded its Foreign Minister’s call to reoccupy the Palestinian enclave to try to halt rocket attacks.
Prez ready, PM still defiant to lift Twitter ban: Turkey
Ankara: Turkey’s defiant Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched a fierce new attack on social media, hours after the President voiced hope the Government would soon lift its controversial ban on Twitter.The conflicting comments underscore growing gulf between the two men.