THE REEL ESTATE: The mysterious blonde and her Chinese fan
An older friend of mine once said that great Portuguese filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira is like a fine wine: He gets better with age. His films, the epitome of art-house…
King Tut's dad's toe returned to Egypt
CAIRO: A toe belonging to the father of famed boy pharaoh Tutankhamun has been returned to Egypt nearly a century after it was stolen, the Supreme Council of Antiquities said…
Quebec niqab legislation would cover more than the face
OTTAWA: Across Europe, discussions are taking place about what local Muslim women wear - specifically the niqab (face veil), burqa (a garment that covers the body, head and face) and…
Obama is pro-Israel… and pro-Palestinian
TEL AVIV: US President Barack Obama is pro-Israel, even though he does not shower Israel with love on a daily basis, as was the case during 16 years of pampering…
The dear leader nuclear weapons company
TOKYO: US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev just signed a major new nuclear arms control treaty in Prague. The world's great nuclear powers will meet this month…
Time for change 20 years after Lebanon's civil war
BEIRUT: Since the general elections in Lebanon last June, which kept the Western and Saudi-backed March 14th alliance in power and ushered Saad Hariri to the premiership, there has been…
Egypt says Nile sharing meeting fails
CAIRO: Egypt s state news agency reported Tuesday that 10 African nations have failed to conclude a long delayed new agreement for sharing water from the Nile and will call…
Protestor says was tortured for hours by police on Tuesday
CAIRO: A protestor arrested during a Kefaya demonstration on Tuesday says that he was tortured in police custody.Bahaa Saber was seen by Aida Seif El-Dawla, a psychiatrist with the Nadeem…
Chamber of Tourist Establishments calls for red meat boycott April 26
CAIRO: The Egyptian Chamber of Tourist Establishments (ECTE) has ordered all food outlets and tourist enterprises to boycott red meat on April 26, protesting the recent hike in prices that…
400 dead as quake devastates remote China region
BEIJING: Rescuers dug with their bare hands through the rubble of a devastating quake which hit a remote area of China Wednesday, killing 400 people and injuring thousands as it…