Nations Cup gate-crashers Zambia set sights on semis
LUBANGO: Star-less Zambia are the gate crashers at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals party in Angola which finishes late on Monday when they face former champions Nigeria at…
Cameroon seek revenge from Egypt for Ghana 2008
BENGUELA: Revenge will be in the air on Monday when Cameroon battle champions Egypt for a place in the semi-final of the Africa Cup of Nations here.In what is arguably…
Angola face biggest game ever against Ghana: Jose
LUANDA: Angola face the biggest game in their history when they take on Ghana in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final, coach Manuel Jose declared here Saturday.The 2010 hosts reached…
Pan-Arab TV police plan 'disturbing', says media watchdog
RIYADH: A proposal to create a pan-Arab television monitor is a disturbing move that could lead to censorship of broadcasts critical of Arab governments, a media watchdog said on Saturday.The…
HRW report condemns 'oppression' in MENA region
CAIRO: Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned Sunday the "sadly reoccurring theme of oppression under which people in the Middle East and North Africa region are forced to live their lives."Arab…
With new media we are the media
TEL AVIV-JAFFA: "Be the change you want to see in the world said one great informal educator. Modern technology empowers us to be that change - for peace.By enabling self-expression…
How to undermine an alliance
TOKYO: 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Japan-United States Security Treaty. But, instead of celebrating an agreement that has helped stabilize East Asia for a half-century,…
The UN to the rescue on climate change
PARIS: The United Nations' General Assembly is the world's only body in which all countries vote, with majority rule prevailing. There is no unanimity requirement or veto in the General…
