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Struggling China boss needs the 'Becks effect'

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 21, 2013 21:55 EDT

China boss Jose Antonio Camacho will hope a sprinkling of stardust from the visiting David Beckham will rub off on his team as he fights for his job in Friday's crunch Asian Cup qualifier with Iraq.

Saudi arrests 18 spies including Iranian: ministry

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 19, 2013 15:57 EDT

The Saudi authorities have arrested 18 suspected spies, including an Iranian and a Lebanese, on charges of espionage for a foreign country, the interior ministry said on Tuesday.

Bahrain court jails 17 Shiites on bombing charges

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 17, 2013 07:19 EDT

A Bahrain court sentenced 17 Shiite activists to 15 years in prison on Sunday after convicting them of the attempted murder of four policemen in a bomb attack in April last year, a judicial source told AFP.

Iran commander tells Obama 'all options on table'

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 16, 2013 12:34 EDT

A top Iranian military commander on Saturday told US President Barack Obama that Tehran also had all of its "options on the table," echoing a warning to the Islamic republic by the American leader.

Arabs accuse Iran of aiding 'terror' in Bahrain, Yemen

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 13, 2013 15:42 EDT

Arab interior ministers gathered for a security meeting in Riyadh on Wednesday accused Iran of supplying "logistic help to terrorist operations" in Bahrain and Yemen.

Syria, China worst for online spying: RSF

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 12, 2013 23:11 EDT

Syria, China, Iran, Bahrain and Vietnam are flagrantly spying online, media watchdog RSF said, urging controls on the export of Internet surveillance tools to regimes clamping down on dissent.

Bahrain police jailed for torturing protester to death

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 12, 2013 13:20 EDT

A Bahraini court sentenced two policemen to 10 years in jail on Tuesday for torturing to death a Shiite protester, and acquitted three others of lesser charges, a judicial source said.

Bahrain police jailed for protester's torture death

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 12, 2013 11:57 EDT

A Bahraini court sentenced two policemen to 10 years in jail on Tuesday for torturing to death a Shiite protester, and acquitted three others of lesser charges, a judicial source said.

2 Bahrain police jailed for torturing protester to death

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 12, 2013 09:16 EDT

A Bahraini criminal court on Tuesday sentenced two policemen to 10 years in jail each after they were convicted of torturing to death a Shiite protester, while acquitting three others, a judicial source said.

Syria, China worst for online spying: RSF

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 11, 2013 22:19 EDT

Syria, China, Iran, Bahrain and Vietnam are flagrantly spying online, media watchdog RSF said Tuesday, urging controls on the export of Internet surveillance tools to regimes clamping down on dissent.

Bahrain king names 'moderate' son deputy PM

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 11, 2013 15:37 EDT

The king of Bahrain named his son Crown Prince Salman, a reputed moderate, as deputy premier, on Monday, as a promised national dialogue stalled between the Gulf state's Sunni regime and its Shiite majority.

Bahrain court acquits Shiite rights activist: lawyer

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 11, 2013 07:46 EDT

A Bahrain court on Monday acquitted leading Shiite rights activist Yousif al-Muhafda who was on trial for spreading false news, his lawyer Mohammed al-Jishi wrote on his Twitter account.

15 years for Bahraini Shiite in bomb case: report

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 06, 2013 11:32 EST

A court in Bahrain on Wednesday condemned a protester accused of involvement in a bomb attack on police in a Shiite village to 15 years in prison, the official BNA news agency reported.

Defiant Thai football boss defends AFC bid

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 06, 2013 03:03 EST

Thailand's controversial football chief Worawi Makudi said he had no fear that his bid to lead the Asian game would be hurt by past graft allegations -- none of which were proven.

US encourages Bahrain talks: Kerry

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 05, 2013 12:49 EST

The United States wants the rival parties in Bahrain's political crisis to hold talks on resolving the two-year deadlock in their country, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday.

UAE tries 94 Islamists over plotting to seize power

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 04, 2013 12:44 EST

The trial of 94 Islamists accused of plotting to seize power in the United Arab Emirates kicked off on Monday in the absence of rights activists and foreign reporters, who were barred from the court.

Four in the running to head AFC

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 04, 2013 07:33 EST

Four officials -- three from the Middle East and one from Thailand -- have been nominated to run for president of the Asian Football Confederation, replacing the scandal-hit former boss.

Kerry holds talks with Gulf ministers in Saudi

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 04, 2013 04:55 EST

John Kerry was on Monday holding talks with his counterparts from six Gulf monarchies on the war in Syria and Iran's disputed atomic programme, on his first visit to the Gulf as US secretary of state.

Western brands corner Pakistan middle class

by Hasan Mansoor AFP Asian Edition

Mar 03, 2013 16:25 EST

American fast-food and Western fashion outlets are taking Pakistan's growing middle class by storm, defying stereotypes about a conservative Muslim country plagued by Al-Qaeda and Taliban-linked violence.

GCC states slam world inaction on Syria

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 03, 2013 14:12 EST

The six Gulf monarchies on Sunday criticised world inaction on Syria and Iranian "interference" in their internal affairs ahead of a visit to the Saudi capital by US Secretary of State John Kerry.