Trail of smoke prompts Paris Hilton’s Vegas arrest
LAS VEGAS: Paris Hilton's latest run-in with the law began when a motorcycle officer got a whiff of suspicious smoke emanating from a Cadillac on the Las Vegas Strip. Suspecting…
Top Ramadan TV show satirizes, irks Saudi hardliners
JEDDAH: There's little sacrosanct — including the tradition of polygamy practiced by many Muslim men — in the most popular Saudi TV series during the holy fasting month of Ramadan.…
Health insurance draft law to be presented to Shoura Council, PA
CAIRO: A new health insurance draft law will be presented to Egypt’s Shoura Council and People’s Assembly in the upcoming parliamentary session, announced Magdy Rady, official spokesperson of the Cabinet…
Vatican calls for end to inter-religious violence
VATICAN CITY: The Vatican on Friday called on religious and civil authorities to stop inter-religious violence in a message to Muslims for the coming end of the Ramadan fasting month…
Safwat El-Sherif: NDP nominates incumbent Mubarak for president
CAIRO: Speaker of Egypt’s Shoura Council Safwat El-Sherif said Wednesday that the National Democratic Party (NDP) has decided to nominate incumbent President Hosni Mubarak for a sixth term in office.…
Gamal Mubarak on NDP policies in TV interview
CAIRO: Gamal Mubarak, secretary general of the National Democratic Party's (NDP) policies committee, said that the party will announce its electoral program for the upcoming parliamentary race in due time.…
Editorial: A Muslim in New York
Ahmed Sharif, 43, a Muslim, an American citizen of Bangladeshi origin, has been driving his cab for the past 15 years, roaming the streets of New York City, streets which…
Mubarak to discuss Mideast peace talks with Sarkozy
JERUSALEM: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is to meet French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy next week ahead of the relaunch of direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, a state-owned daily said on Friday. Mubarak…
THE REEL ESTATE: Me and Mr Tati
My viewing patterns of Jacques Tati — France’s greatest comedy filmmaker — have been tightly structured over the past decade. “Jour de fête” and the early shorts are a fitting…
Sudan leader in Nairobi as Kenya adopts constitution
NAIROBI: Kenya formally adopted a new constitution Friday in a ceremony attended by several African leaders including Sudan's President Omar Al-Beshir, despite being indicted for genocide and war crimes. His…