Turkey’s frontline foreign policy
JERUSALEM: A few months before he became Turkey’s foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, then Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s chief adviser, met with a group of Middle Eastern academics and policy…
Psychiatry’s conceptual malpractice
NEW YORK: The American Psychiatric Association’s recent proposed changes to its official diagnostic manual — the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (“DSM”), often called the “bible of psychiatry”…
Art from Diana’s family homes to go on the block
LONDON: Art, antiques, and even carriages owned by the aristocratic family of Diana, Princess of Wales, went on sale in London starting Tuesday. The three auctions feature items which once…
Band penalized for copied riff in ‘Down Under’ hit
SYDNEY: A judge ordered Australian band Men at Work on Tuesday to hand over a portion of the royalties from their 1980s hit "Down Under," after previously ruling its distinctive…
A just peace is the best non-proliferation guarantee
Israel's nuclear weapons saga preceded the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty that came into force in 1970. The country started producing and stockpiling nuclear bombs from plutonium reprocessed in its Dimona nuclear…
Bus driver shoots dead six, wounds 16 in rampage near Cairo
CAIRO: A construction firm bus driver shot dead six workers and wounded 16 others as he sprayed them with gunfire on their vehicle before surrendering, police and company officials said.…
Ahmadinejad to meet Muslim leaders at D8 after new sanctions
ABUJA: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to meet fellow Muslim leaders at a summit in Nigeria on Thursday after Western nations recently piled fresh sanctions on his country over its…
Emirati rappers take to stage to alter misconceptions
In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, two Emirati rappers picked up their mikes and set out to challenge a world of misconceptions about Arabs and Muslims — and…
French civil servant rapped over tell-all book
A French civil servant who wrote a book portraying her colleagues as slackers who hold long meetings without ever coming to a decision risks being suspended from her job. The…
Mubarak, Sarkozy discuss Middle East peace process
PARIS: Presidents Hosni Mubarak and Nicolas Sarkozy of France discussed Monday how they can work together to promote peace between the Israelis and Palestinians. "We looked at initiatives it will…