Israel approves new West Bank settler homes, says NGO
JERUSALEM: Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak has approved the construction of 294 new homes in Beitar Ilit settlement on the occupied West Bank, anti-settlement NGO Peace Now reported on Sunday.…
More victims buried in tense Syria
DAMASCUS: Syrians prepared for more angry funerals on Sunday after security forces gunned down at least five mourners during burials for anti-government protesters killed the previous day in the third…
One Egyptian’s perspective on Obama’s Speech
By Sara Khorshid CAIRO: In 2010, I attended a press briefing at the US embassy in Cairo. The speaker was the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy and Human Rights. His…
Expose wolves in sheep’s clothing
By Philip Whitfield CAIRO: Anyone with a mobile phone knows the truth. We are in the throws of the knowledge revolution, as meaningful as the agricultural or the industrial revolutions, which…
Reflections of a Catholic American on bin Laden’s death
By Rebecca Cataldi WASHINGTON, DC: The 9/11 attacks traumatized America. I grieved for those killed and those who lost loved ones. My heart broke at the hatred directed at my country…
Geneva on the Rhine
By Dominique Moisi PARIS: Twenty years ago, in the immediate aftermath of Germany’s reunification, French magazines were full of caricatures of Chancellor Helmut Kohl wearing the traditional pointed Prussian helmet. The…
The Arab tumult: Mistaken Identity
By Fawaz Alfawaz The recent tumultuous events in the Arab region evoke lots of concerns, hopes, and soul searching. The region is gripped with seemingly socio-political tectonic events of historical proportions.…
Absent Iranian wins Cannes directing prize
Iranian dissident Mohammad Rasoulof won the Cannes prize for best director in the Un Certain Regard section Saturday but could not attend because of "Kafkaesque" authorities at home. Rasoulof's wife…
Cheers, tears for Deneuve Cannes closer
French screen legend Catherine Deneuve Saturday drew the curtain on the 64th Cannes festival with the closing film, "Beloved," a musical melodrama co-starring her daughter that drew cheers and tears.…
Gender revolution hits Arab world in ‘The Source’
In a remote village in North Africa, women use the only weapon they have — sex — and go on a "love strike" that challenges traditional gender roles. Director Radu…