New independent press syndicates emerge to end monopolization
By Hanan Solayman CAIRO: A couple of independent journalists' syndicates were recently launched to break the monopolization represented by the official Journalists’ Syndicate indicating a root change in associations and unions…
Qaddafi regime hits out over rebel war chest
TRIPOLI: Moammar Qaddafi's regime reacted angrily on Friday to a NATO-led decision to provide funding to the three-month-old rebellion against his rule in Libya, describing as "piracy" plans to tap…
Iraq suicide car bomb killed 24 police: doctor
HILLA: A suicide bomber who drove his bomb-filled car into a police station south of Baghdad killed 24 policemen and wounded 72 others, according to an updated toll from a…
Can ‘The Beaver’ help mend Mel Gibson’s career?
His name has been more synonymous in recent years with volatility and vitriol than Hollywood glitz and glamour. He's been one of the most powerful people in this town, but…
Amnesty warns of war crimes in Libya’s Misrata
TUNIS: Indiscriminate attacks by loyalist forces in the besieged Libyan city of Misrata, including the use of snipers, cluster bombs and artillery in civilian areas, may amount to war crimes,…
Yemeni opposition rejects Saleh stance on handover
SANAA: Yemen's opposition on Friday dismissed President Ali Abdullah Saleh's stance on a revised Gulf plan to ease him out of power, as security forces gathered in anticipation of mass…
Buttered Up: Aubergine pasta for a Meatless Monday
It can be fun to be an omnivore. Consuming animal products frequently makes us feel capable, powerful and on occasion, privileged. Besides, there's no need to worry about one more…
Thousands demonstrate in Syria against regime
BEIRUT: Thousands of people joined protests Friday in Syria calling for an end to President Bashar Assad's regime, witnesses and activists said. An activist in Damascus, the Syrian capital, said…
An untoward Michael Jackson tribute at Opera House
What should be said at the outset of this review is that it is a biased one. I am in fact a deep admirer of late American pop star Michael…
After unity deal, Hamas eyes gesture from the West
GAZA CITY: After sealing a historic unity deal with its rival Fatah, Gaza's Hamas rulers believe the West can no longer afford to ignore them and must end its policy…