Spain aims to revive Mideast peace talks
PARIS: Spain aims to revive the Middle East peace process, working with France and Egypt in the run-up to a Mediterranean summit in Barcelona in June, the Spanish foreign minister…
Sudan's election marred by delays, boycott
KHARTOUM: Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir voted on Sunday in the first multi-party polls of his two-decade rule, but the election was marred by an opposition boycott, fraud allegations and logistical…
Women's group protests deportation, arrest of democracy advocates in Kuwait
CAIRO: Egyptian human rights groups and political activists have condemned the arrest of 33 expatriate Egyptians in Kuwait attempting to create a branch of the National Coalition for Change.Elbaradei2010.com, the…
Unjustified violence on April 6
CAIRO: “April is the cruelest month.” With those words, T.S. Eliot famously began “The Wasteland,” a poem about universal despair and futility dubbed one of the most important in the…
Relax, Scrabble fans: Basic rules aren't changing
Scrabble purists can relax. News of a new version of the classic word game that Mattel plans to sell in the U.K. allowing proper nouns set off waves of dismay…
Five-a-day' fruit and veggies have only limited impact on cancer
Eating lots of fruit and vegetables has only a small effect on warding off cancer, a study published on Wednesday says, although its authors insist that tucking into the recommended…
A most charming recipe for peace and a feast
News accounts on CNN make it look like every Jew and Arab in Israel are mortal enemies. But in truth, tens of dozens of intentional coexistence projects are ongoing, started…