Congo artists exhibit work in South Africa
A sculptural bust made of discarded bullet cartridges has a protruding belly with a hole in it. Another bust encased in a large glass case has holes in its heart,…
Shaken by revolts, Arabs let West deal with Libya
CAIRO: Fearing a precedent that could tumble onto their doorsteps, revolt-stricken Arab regimes have let the West handle military operations in Libya where rebels are fighting to overthrow Muammar Qaddafi.…
Buttered Up: Cupcake or not – find your niche
Cupcakes — whether you're with or against them, they're taking over the modern world. I, for one, cannot understand the squealing that results out of single-serving cake, especially when it…
Strong quake strikes Crete, shakes Egypt
ATHENS: A strong earthquake struck the southern Greek island of Crete on Friday, rattling buildings as far away as Cairo, Egypt, across the Mediterranean. Local police said they had no…
Design collaboration: House of Egypt
Some would say it’s capitalizing on the current revolution trend, others say it is about giving back to Egypt. Call it what you will, but the crop of talent and…
Egyptian engineer Mohamed Radwan freed in Syria
CAIRO: Syrian authorities released Friday Egyptian-American engineer Mohamed Radwan, who was detained in Damascus last week in the wake of anti-government protests. "Radwan now is at the Egyptian embassy in…
Four top ex-officials banned from travel
CAIRO: Deputy Justice Minister for Graft Affairs Assem El-Gohary imposed a travel ban on four former top officials, press reports said Thursday. The decision was issued against People’s Assembly Speaker…
Assad under pressure as new Syria protests called
DAMASCUS: Protesters have called for rallies across Syria after weekly Muslim prayers on Friday, upping the pressure on President Bashar Al-Assad after he dashed hopes of an end to decades…
UK: No immunity for Libyan minister
LONDON: Britain refused Thursday to offer Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa immunity from prosecution after his apparent defection, but said his departure would hearten rebels fighting to topple Moammar Gadhafi's…
Snatched Gaza engineer appears in Israeli court
PETAH TIKVAH: A Gazan engineer who was snatched from the Ukraine appeared on Thursday before an Israeli court as officials confirmed he was interrogated over the missing soldier Gilad Shalit.…