Canada calls on Egypt to lift emergency law
OTTAWA: Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon on Wednesday called on Egypt to lift its decades-old state of emergency, saying a proposed extension will hinder respect for human rights in the…
Jewish mystics on the Sufi path
BONN, Germany: Jews do not traditionally destroy texts that include the name of God — even when they are no longer needed. Such texts are kept in the synagogue in…
Non-violence needs women
RAMALLAH: It is not easy for a Palestinian woman to say that she wants to work against violent extremism in the context of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. To begin with, as…
Building on Greek-Turkish detente
WASHINGTON, DC: The world remains focused on the Greek financial crisis. But there could be an important positive spin-off: a deeper Greek-Turkish détente. Greece’s high defense spending has contributed to…
Adjust and reschedule or delay and default
BRUSSELS: As Greece activates its €45 billion rescue package with the International Monetary Fund and the European Union, it is becoming clear that a new, far more comprehensive approach is…
France demands release of Iranian filmmaker invited to Cannes
France on Wednesday called on Iran to immediately release jailed filmmaker Jafar Panahi and allow him to take his seat as a member of the jury at the Cannes film…
Spring of theater kicks off with 'Upstairs'
A new feature of this month’s events-packed Spring Festival is theater productions, the first of which premiered at Rawabet Theater on Monday. The productions are part of Tomorrow sidebar, a…
UN rights forum in hot spotlight of controversy
UNITED NATIONS: Fourteen countries were expected to be elected unanimously Thursday to the UN Human Rights Council, to the dismay of non-governmental groups that argue five of them — including…
Attacked Pakistani ambassador leaves Tehran hospital, says IRNA
TEHRAN: Pakistan's ambassador to Iran left a Tehran hospital in good health on Wednesday, a day after he was injured in an apparent mugging attempt by an Afghan assailant, news…
CI Capital expects CIB 1Q10 net profit at LE 445.9 m
CI Capital expects Commercial International Bank’s quarter one 2010 net profit after tax (NPAT) to reach LE 445.9 million, a 15.6 percent increase over the past quarter, according to a…
