Hamas vow-ed revenge on Saturday after Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip killed a senior commander and wounded eight other people. The overnight Israeli raids came after a rocket fired from the strip hit a southern Israeli city. One Hamas fighter was killed in an airstrike on a caravan near the Magazhi refugee camp in the centre of the Palestinian enclave more...

‘Harvest of 40 Years’ events begin in Sohar
A celebration was held in the Wilayat of Sohar under the auspices of HE Sheikh Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al Isa’ee... more...

Obama calls on Teheran to free three American hikers
President Barack Obama called on Iran Friday to “immediately release” three American hikers being held by the Islamic republic, saying they had never worked for the US government and committed “absolutely no crime.” more...

US House okays bill to reform offshore drilling
The US House of Representatives on Friday approved the toughest reforms ever to offshore energy drilling practices, as Democrats narrowly pushed through an election-year response to BP’s massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico more...

Bartoli ousted, Stosur wins
Victoria Azarenka overcame a slow start to upset defending champion Marion Bartoli 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the quarterfinals more...