Egypt regulator to appeal connection fee ruling-paper
Egypt's telecoms regulator will take further legal action to lower the fee Egypt's landline monopoly Telecom Egypt must pay to connect fixed-line calls to mobile phones, a newspaper reported on…
Mosque desecrated in northern Israel
JERUSALEM: Menacing Hebrew graffiti was found on a mosque outside the Israeli city of Haifa on Wednesday, a religious foundation said, amid rising threats against leaders of the country's Arab…
Egypt index inches up, OT and Ezz lead
Egypt's benchmark index edged up 0.6 percent, led by heavyweights Orascom Telecom (OT) and Ezz Steel as improving European markets brighten sentiment on Egyptian stocks. OT gained 1.2 percent, while…
French navy begins rebuilding Iraq ties with port call
UMM QASR: At Iraq's southernmost tip, windswept sands and oppressive heat greeted a once-familiar visitor — a French naval vessel, making port in the country for the first time in…
Leading Iran woman journalist gets 30-year ban from writing
TEHRAN: Iran has sentenced award-winning woman journalist Jila Baniyaghoob to jail for one year and banned her from writing for 30 years over post-election unrest, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.…
As record sales drop, singers share spotlight at festivals
Javi Amaro has ridden a mechanical surfboard, performed karaoke and had a bite to eat — but four hours after arriving at one of the world's biggest music festivals he…
Lebanon activists call for Placebo gig boycott over Israel
Lebanese activists called Tuesday for a boycott of British rock band Placebo on the eve of its Lebanon gig for performing in Israel in the wake of the deadly raid…
UN to slap fresh sanctions on Iran
UNITED NATIONS: The international powers stepped up their battle with Iran over its nuclear program Wednesday with the UN Security Council ready to pass a tough fourth round of sanctions.…
Amnesty says Iran still holding hundreds from poll protests
LONDON: Human rights group Amnesty International called on Iran on Wednesday to release or try on genuinely criminal charges hundreds of detainees still being held one year after a disputed…
Shrek's kiss forever after
Nearly 10 years since “Shrek” first brought in the green at the box office, writer Walt Dohrn takes everyone's favorite ogre through a metaphysical paradox, and asks the following question:…