The Ultra-Orthodox and the Arab-Israeli conflict
JERUSALEM: The latest polls show that in 20 years the Ultra-Orthodox minority will constitute at least 25 percent of the Jewish-Israeli population. What will the implications of this increase be…
Germany wins 2010 Eurovision Song Contest
Germany's Lena Meyer-Landrut won the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday with "Satellite," an upbeat, catchy pop song, edging out Turkey and Romania. Meyer-Landrut, who turned 19 during the competition…
Dennis Hopper, Hollywood icon and antihero, dies
Dennis Hopper, the high-flying Hollywood wild man whose memorable and erratic career included an early turn in "Rebel without a Cause," an improbable smash with "Easy Rider" and a classic…
Egyptian group freezes Algerian investment over football row
ALGIERS: Egyptian steel group Al-Ezz Steel has frozen a $1.25 billion investment in Algeria mainly over an attack on the Algerian football team's bus outside Cairo last year, a minister…
Thousands due for release under emergency law amendments: rights groups
CAIRO: Rights groups started compiling a list of political and criminal detainees who should be released under the amendments to the emergency law. The amendments to the law limit its…
Two independent newspaper editors to be interrogated
CAIRO: The Cairo prosecution will interrogate the chief editors of two independent newspapers Sunday for publishing the details of an investigation into a major bribery case. The head of State…
MENA authorities 'unwilling' to honor human rights, says Amnesty report
CAIRO: State authorities across the Middle East and North Africa region have shown themselves “either reluctant or downright unwilling” to honor human rights obligations, Amnesty International said in its 2010…
Mubarak to hold Nile treaty talks at African summit
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak is due to hold talks with a number of officials from the Nile Basin nations during the two-day African summit to be held in Nice, France…
Neighboring countries hope for World Cup tourism
Call it anti-World Cup fever: Campsites and budget-price game lodges in Zimbabwe are receiving bookings from South Africans trying to escape the frenzy of the world's biggest sporting event at…
Napa Grill spring menu sets new trend
Hats off to Chef Matthew Gilbert. Once again, he has delivered a superb meal — but this time around, he really has outdone himself. Always focusing on cooking using seasonal…