Turkey wants Iraqi Kurdish cooperation against PKK
ANKARA, Turkey: Turkey's foreign minister on Thursday called for greater cooperation from Iraqi Kurds in combating rebels who stream across the border. Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkey was aiming to achieve…
Space, South Africa's new frontier
JOHANNESBURG: By hosting the World Cup this month, South Africa is set to defy Africa’s image as too poor and trouble-ridden to stage one of the world’s great spectacles. With…
More than 2 million expected at Khomeini death memorial
TEHRAN: More than two million people are expected to attend the 21st anniversary on Friday of the death of the Islamic republic's founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, with Iran's supreme leader…
The phantasmagoria of Pakistan's women's rights
SINGAPORE: The past few days have been filled with such dramatically contrasting news about the fortunes of Pakistani women that one can liken the rights of Pakistani women to a…
Turkey's new wave cinema tackles difficult topics
ISTANBUL: When Turkish director Semih Kaplano?lu’s film “Honey” won the Golden Bear award in the 2010 Berlin Film Festival this February, international film critics turned their attention to Turkish cinema.…
Israel rejects international investigation of raid
JERUSALEM: Israel on Thursday rejected calls from the United Nations and others for an international investigation of its deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla but left the door open…
El-Fayed recounts his journey in first interview after selling Harrods
CAIRO: In his first interview after selling the luxury department store Harrods, Egyptian businessman Mohamed El-Fayed said that there were those who were always against his success but that his…
Ismaili want Zamalek's Saied back
CAIRO: Ismaili opened talks with Zamalek over a possible summer deal that will see Hani Saied move back to the coastal club. Egypt defender Saied, who joined Zamalek from Ismaili…
Gouna join Geddo hunt
CAIRO: Gouna joined the race for Ittihad Alexandria midfielder Mohamed Nagi 'Geddo', who will be in the middle of a transfer crisis this summer. A source in Gouna told FilGoal.com…
'Twilight,' a bleeding success for author and publisher
Stephenie Meyer, the Mormon mother turned best-selling author, closes a five-year rags-to-riches saga next weekend with the release of the final chapter in her vampire romances. Launched worldwide at 0401…