UAE’s Emirates, Etihad airlines halt Yemen cargo
DUBAI: Airlines in the United Arab Emirates say they have stopped carrying cargo from Yemen as a precaution following the discovery of two mail bombs shipped as air freight. The…
Turkey urges Iraq roundtable meet to form gov’t
ARBIL: Turkey's foreign minister called Sunday for a meeting of all Iraqi political groups on forming a government, as he visited the Kurdish north exactly eight months since Iraq's inconclusive…
Iran ready to hold nuclear talks in Turkey: FM
TEHRAN: Iran said on Sunday it has informed Ankara that Tehran is ready to hold talks in Turkey with the six world powers over its controversial nuclear program, turning to…
Israel to quit part of village on Lebanese border
JERUSALEM: Israel will present the UN with a plan to withdraw from the northern sector of a disputed village along the Lebanese border that it has occupied since its 2006…
Egypt jumps 5 places in doing business rankings
CAIRO: Among the world's economies, Egypt jumped 5 places in reforming business regulations from 99 in 2010 to 94 in 2011, according to Doing Business 2011: Making a Difference for…
Egypt tells Israel peace process must move forward
JERUSALEM: Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman met Israeli leaders on Thursday and said the prospect of renewed Middle East peace talks with the Palestinians must not be allowed to slip…
Archaeologists unearth 3,400 pharaoh statue
CAIRO: Egypt's antiquities chief says archaeologists have unearthed the upper half of a red granite statue of a powerful pharaoh who ruled nearly 3,400 years ago. Zahi Hawass says the…
Clowns, dancers and puppets bring cultures together in sea festival
Alexandria, the Pearl of the Mediterranean, outclasses Cairo, Mother of the World, with its genteel poise. Although it’s claimed Alexandria is more cosmopolitan than Cairo, this coastal city presents itself…
Actress Jill Clayburgh dies at 66
NEW YORK: US actress Jill Clayburgh, who was twice nominated for Oscars for her portrayals of independent women, died of leukemia on Friday, the New York Times reported. She was…
Book prize on a platter for France’s Houellebecq?
By Myriam Chaplain-Riou /AFP PARIS: For over a decade the biting, sex-fuelled satire of France's best-known living writer Michel Houellebecq has shocked and delighted readers in equal measure, but the country's…
