Hamas stages mass rally in Gaza on 22nd anniversary
GAZA CITY: Tens of thousands of Hamas supporters waving green banners gathered in Gaza City on Monday to mark the 22nd anniversary of the founding of the Islamist group that…
Zawahiri says Obama's Mideast policy 'humiliating'
DUBAI: Al-Qaeda s second-in-command, Ayman Al-Zawahri slammed US President Barack Obama s Middle East policy, saying it is designed to humiliate Muslims, in an Internet audio message posted on Monday.…
PR industry could be '20 times' its size, says executive
CAIRO: Dave Robinson, the Middle East CEO of public relations firm Hill and Knowlton, alighted briefly in Egypt last week before returning to his travel rounds. Hill and Knowlton opened…
Dubai to pay debt with $10-billion Abu Dhabi handout
DUBAI: The Dubai government said Monday it will pay $4.1 billion to cover maturing Islamic bonds issued by its Nakheel property developer after receiving a $10-billion handout from oil-rich Abu…
'Hurt Locker' wins LA Critics' best-picture prize
The Iraq War drama The Hurt Locker was chosen as the year s best picture Sunday by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. The film also won the group s…
Syrian writer wins Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature
Syrian writer Khalil Sweileh received this year's Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature for his novel "Warrak Al-Hub (The Scribe of Love) in an awards ceremony at the American University in…
Indie filmmakers do it their way at Arabshorts.net
Independence was the key word at the Arabshorts.net Independent Film Festival last week, showcasing over 67 productions from the Arab world.Marking the launch of the website, Arabshorts.net, where these films…
The irresistible rise of the renminbi
BEIJING: China is making a big push to encourage greater international use of its currency, the renminbi. It has an agreement with Brazil to facilitate use of the two countries'…