Gaza film-makers decry Hamas censorship
GAZA: "Cinema in Gaza is like writing on rocks with your fingers," says Palestinian writer-director Sweilem Al-Absi. It's not just the dearth of funds, equipment and studio facilities that prompts…
Palestinian police seize guns, files in raid on Dahlan home
RAMALLAH: Scores of Palestinian police on Thursday raided the Ramallah home of ex-strongman Mohammed Dahlan who is under investigation for murder and corruption. Witnesses in Ramallah's Al-Tirah neighborhood said a…
Six months on, Egypt’s revolt disappoints Gazans
By Nidal Almughrabi / Reuters GAZA: They had hoped this Ramadan would be different. But many Palestinians who find themselves again penned into Gaza for the holy month are blaming Egypt,…
Suicide bombing kills 12 outside bank in Iraq
BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber on Thursday struck an Iraqi bank in Saddam Hussein's hometown where policemen were picking up their paychecks, killing 12 and wounding 30 people, officials said. The…
Documentary films find new home in Egypt
CAIRO: More often than not people equate the unprecedented with the improbable. Such an inclination was evident this spring as the unprecedented occurred allowing many throughout Egypt to consider what…
NCCVH calls for unified efforts to raise funds for hepatitis C
CAIRO: Marking World Hepatitis Day, the National Committee for the Control of Viral Hepatitis (NCCVH) called for unified government and community efforts to raise more resources towards hepatitis C treatment.…
Egyptian army in a bind over Mubarak trial
By Edmund Blair / Reuters SUEZ: An effigy hanging from a lamppost shows the fate some protesters in the Egyptian port city of Suez would like to see meted out to…
Ramadan 2011 TV preview
By Joseph Fahim Next week marks the beginning of the month of Ramadan, the biggest and most lucrative TV season of the year. For 30 days, Arab viewers will be treated…
Mubarak’s silver bullet
By Philip Whitfield CAIRO: Hosni Mubarak admitted he was obstinate. Once his mind was made up, he seldom had a change of heart. A close associate is said to have asked,…
The Kingdom betrayed?
By Mai Yamani LONDON: The old saying “lonely is the head that wears the crown” has literally taken on new meaning for Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah. Not only has he watched…