Iran stoning woman tortured to confess on TV: lawyer
LONDON: A lawyer for an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning in the Islamic republic told a British daily she was tortured before confessing on state television to involvement…
Lebanon bans Iranian-made biopic of Christ
BEIRUT: Two Lebanese television networks were banned Friday from showing an Iranian-made biopic on the life of Jesus Christ, officials said after the film sparked outrage among the country's Christians.…
Top Israeli rabbi lashes out at Reform movement
JERUSALEM: A senior Israeli Orthodox rabbi accused adherents of less strict Reform Judaism of "sticking claws" into his followers, in an unusually harsh letter published Friday. Shlomo Amar, the chief…
German judge sets alleged Israeli spy free on bail
BERLIN: Prosecutors say an alleged Israeli spy wanted in connection with the slaying of a Hamas leader in Dubai earlier this year has been set free on bail by…
Mubarak hosts Abbas amid Israel talks push
CAIRO: Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan's King Abdullah II separately met Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday amid pressure for the Palestinians to resume direct peace talks with Israel.…
US nabs Al-Qaeda-linked militants in Afghanistan
KABUL: US and Afghan forces stepped up operations against a Taliban faction linked to Al-Qaeda, arresting several key figures in the network in raids in two eastern provinces, NATO reported…
Editorial:Egypt’s real Ramadan drama
The potential for comedy, tragedy, satire, in fact, all possible genres, in Ramadan is limitless. But this year, there’s something special. Besides the over 150 special programs between TV series,…
Israeli diplomats to boycott Mossad over wage dispute
JERUSALEM: Israeli foreign ministry employees on partial strike accused the Mossad on Friday of breaking their picket line and said they would only cooperate with the spy agency in…
THE REEL ESTATE: It felt like a ‘Blur’
Summer 2010 may forever be remembered for the puzzling revival of everything 80s: from TV adaptations (“The A-Team”) and remakes (“The Karate Kid”) to the mechanical disco-flavored rhythms of Lady…
Police thwart bomb attack in Turkey’s capital
ANKARA: Suspected Kurdish rebels opened fire on a military convoy and wounded five soldiers in southeast Turkey, a report said Friday, while police acting on a tip deactivated a bomb…