Newly-released Iraq war secrets by Wikileaks has revealed a large number of brutalities against Iraqi civilians and children, one such document recounts the rape of an Iraqi girl by a US-led soldier. According to the document, a US-led soldier raped a little Iraqi girl in 2007 but was not disciplined for his act of violence. The soldier was merely notified …

As the nation vies for membership in the European Union, support for the move among the populous is waning Peter O'Neil writes. Millions of Europeans arrive here each year to visit historic sites like the Blue Mosque; to savour the aromas of roasting kebabs, barbecued fish and apple-flavoured water pipe smoke; and to haggle with merchants at the energy-oozing Grand …

The Supreme Court in Riyadh has endorsed the death sentence given to a Sri Lankan maid who murdered a Saudi infant in 2005, sources from Sri Lanka’s External Affairs Ministry told Arab News. A three-member panel of judges from the Dawadami High Court headed by Chief Justice Abdullah Al-Rosaimi found Rizana Nafeek guilty of murdering the four-month-old son of Naif …

Tony Blair’s sister-in-law has converted to Islam after having a ‘holy experience’ in Iran. Broadcaster and journalist Lauren Booth, 43 – Cherie Blair’s half-sister – said she now wears a hijab head covering whenever she leaves her home, prays five times a day and visits her local mosque ‘when I can’. She decided to become a Muslim six weeks ago …