Jim James leads My Morning Jacket on new journey
Jim James is on a spiritual quest of sorts, and you're invited to listen in. The My Morning Jacket frontman sat in the prayer room of a church in a…
Buttered Up: Donut muffins and the art of lining up
Kuala Lumpur is one big shopping mall. Catering to everyone and simultaneously shielding them from eternal thunderstorms, the many malls here fluctuate between the exorbitantly priced to the street peddler…
US embassy pressured Egypt on nuclear tender, says leaked cable
CAIRO: Leaked Wikileaks cables said that the US ambassador to Egypt, Margaret Scobey, pressured the Ministry of Electricity and Power to award a tender for technical consultancy and design of…
Youth group withdraws from army dialogue meeting, chaos prevails
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: The Children of Egypt group withdrew from what was dubbed an “open dialogue” meeting between youth coalitions and members of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces…
Egypt’s army council to discuss media reform
CAIRO: The ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) has invited industry professionals to send suggestions on how to reform the local media industry ahead of an invitation to an…
Separating religion from state ‘impossible,’ says Coptic VP of Brotherhood party
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: “It’s impossible to separate religion from politics or the state in a country like Egypt,” Coptic thinker and Vice President of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice…
Syrian activists call more protests after dozens dead
DAMASCUS: Anti-regime activists in Syria have called for "Children's Friday" protests, snubbing government concessions after a week in which they said security forces killed more than 60 people. The fresh…
Fresh battles between Yemen troops, tribesmen
SANAA: Street battles raged Thursday between the army and opposition tribesmen in the capital Sanaa and dozens of people on both sides were killed and wounded. Elsewhere a thousands-strong force…
NATO raids rock Tripoli, UN denounces war crimes
TRIPOLI: NATO air raids shook Tripoli Thursday as the UN denounced crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in the conflict between Moamer Qaddafi's forces and rebels seeking to topple…
Islamists, leftists unite over Jordan corruption
AMMAN: Opposition Islamists and leftists in Jordan have joined forces in an improbable partnership against corruption, as the government faces a crisis after two ministers resigned over a graft case.…