US plan calls for Mideast peace deal in two years
JERUSALEM: Washington is pushing a plan to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks that foresees reaching a final deal in two years and agreeing on permanent borders in nine months, a daily…
Abbas says peace talks conditional on end of settlements
CAIRO: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday he was open to peace negotiations with Israel, but that as agreed with Egypt talks could only resume when Jewish settlement activity…
Viva Palestina convoy arrives in Egypt after long delay
CAIRO: The Viva Palestina convoy intended for the Gaza Strip finally docked in the port of Al-Arish some 40 km away from the Rafah border crossing after a protracted delay…
OT looking to stall court ruling on Mobinil share price
CAIRO: Following Orascom Telecom's (OT) failed appeal to the Egyptian Financial Services Authority (EFSA) in favor of France Telecom's (FT) offer to purchase 100 percent of Mobinil's shares at LE…
Exploring art creation
I don't know about you but when I go to see an art exhibit I enjoy roaming about; I like galleries with a space that allows you to walk around,…
Group in NYC picks 'Hurt Locker' as best 2009 film
The National Society of Film Critics on Sunday selected The Hurt Locker, a film about an elite Army bomb squad unit that works in Iraq to defuse improvised explosives while…
Avatar' rules with $68.3M, tops $1B worldwide
James Cameron s science-fiction epic Avatar had another stellar weekend with $68.3 million domestically, shooting past $1 billion worldwide, only the fifth movie ever to hit that mark.No. 1 for…
Bono calls for control over internet downloads
Irish rock star Bono called Sunday for tougher controls over the spread of intellectual property over the internet, arguing that file swiping and sharing hurt creators of cultural products. The…
Religious leaders in Israel unite for a better future
JERUSALEM: The scene was stunning. At the Druze shrine of Nebi Shueib, against the backdrop of a gleaming snow-capped Mount Hermon, the green mountains and blue sea of the Galilee,…
Bad money, good Money
LONDON: The British comic genius Spike Milligan once observed that he would love to have the opportunity to discover that money wouldn't make him happy.Big lottery winners, it is claimed,…