UN meets again on deadly Syria crackdown
DAMASCUS: The UN Security Council was to hold a second day of talks on Syria on Tuesday after President Bashar Al-Assad's tanks shelled the protest hub of Hama on the…
US, Israel propose new talks to head off UN bid
JERUSALEM: Israel is willing to begin new Middle East peace talks using the 1967 lines as a basis for negotiations if the Palestinians drop their UN membership bid, an Israeli…
Lawyers, journalists face challenges attending Mubarak trial
CAIRO: Defense lawyers and others representing the families of the martyrs as well as local journalists said Tuesday they were not given the promised permissions to attend the trial of…
Are early Moroccan polls bid to stave off protests?
By Souhail Karam/ Reuters RABAT: Morocco's King Mohammed is pushing for early polls to hasten reforms he has initiated but this alone is unlikely to satisfy critics without serious steps to…
Mubarak Trial Facts
Ousted president Hosni Mubarak faces the following charges: • Attempted murder of protesters during the January 25 uprising. • Inciting officers and policemen to fire live bullets at protesters…
Talkin’ ’bout my generation
By Maha ElNabawi The demographic cohort born between the 1980s through the late 90s has been branded with popular culture titles such as Generation Y, The Millennials, MTV Generation, and Generation…
Filmmakers take on Cape Wind saga in ‘Cape Spin’
The Cape Wind project is New England's never-ending story, tangled in debate and litigation ever since it was proposed in 2001. But a group of filmmakers say they've told the…
Rights activists, protesters slam violent raid of Tahrir Square
CAIRO: Human rights organizations condemned Tuesday the army's raid on the open sit-in in Tahrir Square on Monday, which left dozens injured and 111 detained. "The continuation of oppression and…
S. Africa’s iconic plucky pup ‘Jock’ goes 3D in film
South African literary classic "Jock of the Bushveld" has been turned into the country's first 3D animation film and features the voices of global celebrities like Bryan Adams and Desmond…
Who stole the strawberries?
By Philip Whitfield CAIRO: Egypt prepares for its star-chamber global TV production. Humphrey Bogart’s penultimate Hollywood role portrayed the despotic Commander Queeg in Stanley Kramer’s 1954 production of the “Caine Mutiny”…