Omar Said is the subject or is mentioned in the following stories:
OP-ED: Pyotr Goncharov – Bin Laden
The Osama Bin Laden Phenomenon
Afghans mark Eid amid violence
President Hamid Karzai offered condolences Friday to families of the victims of Afghanistans deadly insurgency as the war-weary nation marked the start of the Muslim holiday of Eid Al Fitr.
Taliban chief boasts Kabul forced to bargain with militia
Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar said Thursday the Afghan government had been forced to negotiate with his insurgency, as the group called the release, this week, of five Taliban prisoners a "great victory," according to a US-based monitoring se
Five civilians killed in Somalia violence
Five Somali civilians were killed Wednesday as violence pitting Ethiopian-backed government forces against an Islamist-led insurgency continued flared across the country, witnesses said.
Iraq traders flock to Iran border ahead of reopening
Traders in Iraqs northern Kurdish region flocked Sunday to a border post that Iran announced it would reopen after a two-week closure to protest at the US arrest of an Iranian national.
Regional Roundups
A regularly updated column of news briefs from around the region Iranian gives himself up after immolation threat inside UN Athens office
Kuwaiti women candidates optimistic of winning
Running for office for the first time after 44 years of struggle led to their winning full political rights, Kuwaiti women are now optimistic of winning seats in the 50-member parliament.
Taliban chief warns suicide attacks will set Afghanistan aflame
The fugitive leader of Afghanistans ousted Taliban regime warned on Thursday that the movement would step up its campaign of suicide attacks and turn the country into a "flaming oven".
