Swiss say trying to release dictators’ stashed loot
GENEVA: Switzerland is trying to help the new authorities of Tunisia, Egypt…
Shalit home on Wednesday via Egypt: Palestinians
JERUSALEM: Captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is expected to return to Israel…
Egypt says planes patrolling Sinai without Israel okay
CAIRO: Egyptian warplanes are patrolling the Sinai without Israeli consent, despite a…
Essam Sharaf: Our man on the inside (Part 2)
It didn't take long for the cracks to emerge. Public roars for…
Parliamentary elections loom amid political, economic and social unrest
CAIRO: As the election committee accepts nominations for parliamentary candidates Wednesday, the…
New label, album: Keeping it fresh, the Wilco way
A couple of decades ago, a young and tough Jeff Tweedy thought…
Pakistan comics deflect Taliban with ridicule
Bombs and burqas may be no joke, but stand-up comics in Pakistan…
Egypt’s deputy PM back at work after resignation rejected
CAIRO: Egypt's Finance Minister Hazem El-Beblawi, also the deputy premier, returned to…
Calling for real women’s stories in Egyptian film
CAIRO: Egyptian film is the most widely viewed cinema in the Arab…
International Day for Disaster Reduction
When that powerful earthquake rocked eastern Japan in March of this year,…