68 killed in Iraq's bloodiest day this year
HILLA, Iraq: Twin car bombs against factory workers and an apparently coordinated series of attacks targeting security forces killed 68 people in Iraq on Monday in the bloodiest day to…
Cannes shaping up a winner for movie industry
Days before the curtain rises on the world's biggest film market at Cannes, festival organizers say the recession-hit film industry looks set slide out of the doldrums. "There are signs…
Ismaili seek to beef up squad
CAIRO: Ismaili are seeking to sign four players in the summer in order to beef up their squad and go beyond the CAF Champions League group stage. The Dervishes reached…
Shehab eager to become key player at Ahly
CAIRO: Nineteen-year-old Shehab Ahmed stole the limelight at Cairo Stadium with a 40-yard strike that helped Ahly to a 3-0 win over Libya's Ittihad, and now he's eager to establish…
Legendary singer Lena Horne dies
Lena Horne, the enchanting jazz singer and actress who reviled the bigotry that allowed her to entertain white audiences but not socialize with them, slowing her rise to Broadway superstardom,…
Breaking Burma's isolation
NEW YORK: The Obama administration’s decision to seek a new way forward in United States-Burma relations recognizes that decades of trying to isolate Burma (Myanmar) in order to change the…
Surviving motherhood
Mother's Day is upon us in many countries around the world. Children of all ages will give flowers, make breakfast, call home. This is as it should be. On my…
The forgotten sick
LIVERPOOL: The developed world is familiar with the global threats of viral infections that incite fear in both rich populations and poor. The pandemics of SARS, avian, and swine influenza…
Beating the Middle East's black hole
JERUSALEM: One Israeli commentator, Yossi Sarid, recently mused that "the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a black hole that swallows up goodwill ambassadors through the ages". I can't argue with that. Cold…
Egypt GDP extends rebound, up 5.8 pct in Q3
CAIRO: Egypt's gross domestic product grew at an annualized 5.8 percent in the three months to end-March, driven by a rise in the manufacturing, tourism and Suez Canal sectors, cabinet…