Jordan detains 136 on ‘terror’ charges
AMMAN: Jordan has detained 136 people on "terrorism" charges a week after scores were hurt when Islamist Salafist protesters clashed with police in the northern city of Zarqa, a police…
Mubarak detained for further 15 days: MENA
CAIRO: Egypt's state prosecutor has renewed the detention of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak for another 15 days amid a probe into a deadly crackdown on protesters and corruption, MENA news…
US group condemns Bahrain campaign against doctors
MANAMA: Bahraini authorities have conducted a systematic campaign of attacks and arrests against medical professionals who treated injured protesters during months of unrest in the Gulf kingdom, an international medical…
Libya rebels hail McCain, US drone deployment
BENGHAZI: Insurgents pinned down in their bid to oust Moammar Qaddafi hailed Friday a US decision to deploy armed drones over Libya, as Senator John McCain arrived for talks with…
Vast crowds rally in Yemen for and against Saleh
SANAA: Yemenis flooded the streets of Sanaa and Taiz on Friday in rival demonstrations for and against President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who gave a guarded welcome to a Gulf Arab…
Syrian forces shoot at anti-Assad protests: witnesses
AMMAN: Syrian security forces fired at several pro-democracy protests across the country on Friday despite President Bashar Al-Assad's decision to lift emergency law, activists said. Tens of thousands of Syrians…
Buttered Up: Mechoui-style roasted leg of lamb – from a Frenchman
Only recently did it come to my attention that some of my friends found “foodies” to be elitists. Altogether, they upheld the thought that all foodies sat — armed with…
Two exhibitions give diverse revolution perspectives
Egypt’s revolution was the catalyst for an outpouring of artistic inspiration by local and foreign artists alike. Two current exhibitions in Cairo capture the spirit of the post-revolutionary artistic scene.…
China’s five-year plan and global interest rates
By Martin Feldstein CAMBRIDGE: China’s new five-year plan will have important implications for the global economy. Its key feature is to shift official policy from maximizing GDP growth toward raising consumption…
Violent Afghan protests serve as Pakistani warning
By Qazi Abdul Qadeer Khamosh ISLAMABAD: As I followed the bloody demonstrations in Afghanistan these past few weeks on the news, I wondered if dialogue could help people realize the consequences…