Toy story: Taiwan town preserves Barbie legacy
More than two decades since the last Barbie rolled off the assembly line in Taiwan, nostalgic former factory workers are preserving her memory by tailoring exquisite dresses for the iconic…
When the streets have a name
It's that fabled street on which stars have fallen, if only for a night. At Sawy Culture Wheel on Thursday, literary and musical notables - the Haddad and Jaheen families…
An Iraqi perspective on recent elections
NASIRIYA, Iraq: The March 7 elections in Iraq remain a topic of interest around the world as both former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi and current Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki scramble…
Green protectionism vs. growth
LONDON: International climate talks in Bonn, Germany (April 9-11) tried to salvage December's failed Copenhagen summit. Meanwhile, some rich countries are imposing their own carbon limitations anyway and threatening to…
No time for a trade war
NEW YORK: The battle with the United States over China's exchange rate continues. When the Great Recession began, many worried that protectionism would rear its ugly head. True, G-20 leaders…
Independent and interdependent
RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM: The latest rift between the United States and Israel, which began with the Israeli announcement of more construction planned for Ramat Shlomo - a Jewish-only neighborhood that would further…
Rights group launches study on sectarian violence in Egypt
CAIRO: "It is very clear that the ministry of interior's investigations can be described as inadequate, violent, short-sighted and in many cases illegal, said the head of the Egyptian Initiative…
Prosecution hears testimonies of assaulted April 6 activists
CAIRO: Activists accused the police of assault during their arrest on Tuesday, April 6 at the Downtown Cairo prosecution office, where they were gave testimony Saturday evening.The testimonies continued to…
Architect faces off with Aswan officials over flood homes
CAIRO: Architect Mamdouh Hamza slammed the government's decision to seize land donated to build homes for Aswan's flood victims, branding it as a " defamation and a blow to grassroots…