Morsi’s son arrested from railway station
Cairo: The youngest son of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, who was on the run after being sentenced to a year in jail for possessing and using hashish, was arrested early on Friday at a railway station here, security officials said.
‘IS jehadis kill 90 in Syria gas field siege’
Beirut: Jehadis killed at least 90 Syrian regime fighters, civilian security guards and employees when they seized a gas field in Homs province, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights described Thursday’s takeover of the Shaar field as “the biggest” anti-regime operation by the Islamic State (IS) since it emerged in the Syrian conflict last year.
‘Extension of Iran nuke deadline likely Friday’
Vienna: Iran and world powers are “likely” to agree on Friday on the terms of extending a Sunday deadline to reach a nuclear deal, China’s Chief negotiator in talks in Vienna said.
‘aggressive Islamist agenda in UK schools’
london: A leaked investigation report into an alleged plot to takeover school syllabus in some of Britain’s schools has found attempts by extremists to introduce an “intolerant and aggressive Islamist ethos.”
Ousted Thai PM denies leaving country
Bangkok: Thailand’s ousted Premier Yingluck Shinawatra denied leaving the country to escape legal prosecution in the controversial rice subsidy scheme, a day after the Thai military junta allowed her to travel abroad to meet her fugitive brother.
Sikh-Americans seek papers on ethnic slurs
Washington: A Sikh advocacy group has asked US authorities, including the FBI, to disclose their use of ethnic slurs in surveillance programmes amid reports that intelligence agencies used an anti-Muslim epithet. The Sikh Coalition filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act seeking all emails since the September 11.