Possible outcomes of Kuwait’s political crisis
By Eman Goma/ Reuters Kuwait's ruler could move to reshuffle the government or dissolve parliament in the coming days, if opposition lawmakers gather enough support for a non-cooperation motion against the…
Abbaseyya Psychiatric Hospital to be made into an Islamic heritage site, says SCA
By Sarah Carr CAIRO: The building that houses the Abbaseyya Psychiatric Hospital will be made into an Islamic heritage site, the Supreme Council for Antiquities (SCA) announced in a press statement…
Abbas heads to Brazil to found Palestinian embassy
RAMALLAH: Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas was to travel to Brazil later on Wednesday to lay the symbolic foundation stone of a Palestinian embassy in Brasilia. The ceremony is to take…
Ex-president sees rise in Iran poll ‘restrictions’
TEHRAN: Former president turned opposition backer Mohammed Khatami predicts that more and more "restrictions" will be imposed on elections in Iran, an opposition website reported on Wednesday. Khatami said all…
Decoding Egypt: Mubarak’s regime against the Washington Post
By Nael Shama CAIRO: Egyptians feel so bitter today as they see their country, an ancient civilization and a political powerhouse in the Middle East, sink into poverty and underdevelopment at…
Exiting the Middle East labyrinth
By Joschka Fischer BERLIN: Two years have passed since Barack Obama was elected President of the United States. Much to his credit — and in contrast to his immediate predecessor —…
What we’ll learn from the next round of Wikileaks
By Yossi Alpher Wikileaks leak of December 2011: Secret cable from DCM, US Embassy Tel Aviv, to deputy under secretary of state for Middle East affairs, State Department, Washington. Dec.…
Baritone from Harold Melvin & Blue Notes dies
Bernie Wilson, a baritone member of the rhythm and blues group that produced the 1972 hit "If You Don't Know Me by Now," has died. Wilson, 64, died early Sunday…
‘Empire Strikes Back’ among 25 film registry picks
Darth Vader proclaiming he's Luke Skywalker's father, Tony Manero preening in his underwear and an early 20th-century deaf activist speaking in sign language are among the images that will be…
Web helps revival of old Arabic poetry in Lebanon
Zajal, an old form of improvised Arabic poetry that enjoyed its heyday in Lebanon before the 1975-1990 civil war, is making a tentative comeback with thousands of fans on Facebook…