Cannes Directors’ Fortnight to showcase young talent
Veteran French director Andre Techine will rub shoulders with young and unknown filmmakers at the Directors' Fortnight during the Cannes film festival that opens May 11, organizers said on Tuesday.…
Schwarzenegger’s next stop: EU president?
By AFP WASHINGTON: Arnold Schwarzenegger, who made a seamless transition from Hollywood film stardom to California governor, could have his sights set on a new job as next head of…
At least 10 years to eradicate bird flu: UN health agency
ROME: It will take at least 10 years to eradicate the H5N1 bird flu virus, which has killed scores of humans, from poultry in the six countries where it is…
EFG Hermes closes VimpelCom-Wind Telecom deal
CAIRO: Regional investment bank EFG Hermes has closed the VimpelCom-Wind Telecom deal, worth more than $7 billion, the firm said in a statement. This is the “largest M&A transaction to…
Rebels seize border post, NATO warns Libya civilians
MISRATA: Libyan rebels Thursday overran a post on the Tunisian border, marking their first advance in weeks against Moamer Qaddafi's forces as NATO warned civilians to stand clear of its…
Gulf region envoy in Yemen to discuss crisis
SANAA: The Gulf Cooperation Council's secretary general met Yemen's president in Sanaa on Thursday to present the GCC's views on ending a political crisis threatening to plunge the country into…
Syria unrest not led by Islamists, say analysts
CAIRO: Despite accusations by Syrian authorities, Islamists did not instigate and are not leading the unrest that has rocked the country for a month, although they are partners in the…
Abbas in Paris as France mulls recognizing Palestine
PARIS: French President Nicolas Sarkozy hosted Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in Paris on Thursday as Europe reflects more and more openly on the prospect of recognizing an independent Palestine. Any…
Lelouch: Films not for the head, but the heart
Feted for a career that has spanned 40 films and a half-century, Claude Lelouch voices one nagging regret: that he never made a Hollywood movie. Artistic differences, the French filmmaker…
Prosecutor mulls moving Mubarak to prison
CAIRO: Egypt's public prosecutor is considering moving ousted president Hosni Mubarak to jail or to a prison hospital pending health checks, his office said in a statement Thursday. Abdel Magid…