Sunni rebels say they kidnapped Iran nuclear worker
TEHRAN: A Sunni group in Iran has claimed it kidnapped a man working at a nuclear facility and has threatened to spill his secrets if members of the group held…
France ‘can’t rule out’ UN creation of Palestinian state
RAMALLAH: French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said the option of the UN Security Council creating a Palestinian state cannot be ruled out, in an interview published Sunday. Kouchner told the…
Security Council visit leaves Sudan on track for division
KHARTOUM: Sudan remains on course to break up next year after the UN Security Council put new pressure on the government over a self-determination referendum, but the major powers are…
Lawyers for Turkish victims on aid flotilla appeal to ICC
ANKARA: Lawyers representing the Turkish victims of Israel's deadly storming of a Gaza-bound flotilla in May have called on the International Criminal Court to punish those responsible, the news agency…
2 Taliban commanders, 2 fighters killed: NATO
KABUL: A senior Taliban commander and two other insurgents were killed in a firefight with NATO and Afghan forces in western Afghanistan, the military alliance said Sunday, as the government…
Arabs allow one month for deal to save Mideast talks
SIRTE: Arab League foreign ministers threw their weight behind the Palestinian president's refusal to negotiate with Israel unless it renews restrictions on West Bank settlement construction, but gave US mediators…
A trove of fashionable finds
Already behind two great brands, sisters Karma and Dina Sabit joined forces together to open up Cairo’s newest boutique: KDS. Karma has been making jewelry for over fiver years now,…
Antiquity to YSL: the Paris Fashion Week A to Z
From Antiquity to Zebra, here is an A to Z of highlights and trends for spring/summer 2011, seen at Paris Fashion Week which wrapped up on Wednesday. Antiquity Flat sandals…
Peachy, relaxed summerwear at Elie Saab
Life was just peachy at Elie Saab, with an easy, breezy spring-summer 2011 ready-to-wear collection in dusty shades of orange. The Lebanese designer — whose sequin-soaked goddess gowns have made…
Barbie donning pink diamond choker set for NY sale
A special Barbie doll is about to go on sale. The custom-designed doll is donning a necklace featuring a 1-carat pink diamond. She's being offered Oct. 20 at Christie's auction…
