Film tax breaks bring Scorsese, Allen back to France
Quentin Tarantino shot his movie about wartime France in Germany to save money but now directors like Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese are returning to glamorous Paris thanks to generous…
Proximity talks have their uses
Later this week, the Arab League will decide whether to recommend that the PLO move from proximity to direct talks in its negotiations with the Netanyahu government. The American-led Quartet…
Convicts for export
NEW DELHI: China has devised a novel strategy to relieve pressure on its overcrowded prisons: employ convicts as laborers on overseas projects in the developing world. The practice has exposed…
Kidman, Affleck films among Toronto fest debuts
A showcase for potential Academy Awards contenders and big fall releases, September's Toronto International Film Festival will feature titles starring Nicole Kidman, Ben Affleck, Robert De Niro, Natalie Portman, Keanu…
For Sheryl Crow, new album reflects her emotions
Although working from home is convenient, sometimes it pays to go to the office. That's what Sheryl Crow discovered when she jettisoned her Nashville home studio for a Los Angeles…
Copts to negotiate with Minya governor over Maghagha diocese
CAIRO: A delegation of prominent Coptic figures visited Minya on Wednesday to begin negotiations with its governor over halting the construction of the new diocese of Maghagha city in Upper…
‘Deficiencies, inadequacies’ mark Khaled Saeid autopsy reports, say foreign experts
By Sarah Carr CAIRO: Postmortem examinations performed on the body of Khaled Saeid contained “numerous significant deficiencies,” an expert assessment of the reports has found. The assessment, published by the Nadeem…
Tagammu freezes membership of pro-Gamal Mubarak campaign coordinator
CAIRO: The leftist Tagammu opposition party froze the membership of the coordinator of a group promoting the nomination of Gamal Mubarak — son of incumbent President Mubarak — for the…
Possible to counter terrorism on the basis of the rule of law, says US Attorney General
CAIRO: It is possible to counter terrorism on the basis of “rule of law” and without violating basic human rights, said US Attorney General Eric Holder in a meeting Wednesday…
Zawahiri slams France’s veil ban, urges women to resist
DUBAI: Al-Qaeda number two Ayman Al-Zawahiri slammed France's move to ban Islamic face veils, saying Muslim women must hold on to their veils at any cost, in an audio tape…