With new media we are the media
TEL AVIV-JAFFA: "Be the change you want to see in the world said one great informal educator. Modern technology empowers us to be that change - for peace.By enabling self-expression…
HRW report condemns 'oppression' in MENA region
CAIRO: Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned Sunday the "sadly reoccurring theme of oppression under which people in the Middle East and North Africa region are forced to live their lives."Arab…
Pan-Arab TV police plan 'disturbing', says media watchdog
RIYADH: A proposal to create a pan-Arab television monitor is a disturbing move that could lead to censorship of broadcasts critical of Arab governments, a media watchdog said on Saturday.The…
Angola face biggest game ever against Ghana: Jose
LUANDA: Angola face the biggest game in their history when they take on Ghana in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final, coach Manuel Jose declared here Saturday.The 2010 hosts reached…
Cameroon seek revenge from Egypt for Ghana 2008
BENGUELA: Revenge will be in the air on Monday when Cameroon battle champions Egypt for a place in the semi-final of the Africa Cup of Nations here.In what is arguably…
Nations Cup gate-crashers Zambia set sights on semis
LUBANGO: Star-less Zambia are the gate crashers at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals party in Angola which finishes late on Monday when they face former champions Nigeria at…
Zambia, Cameroon complete Angola last eight line-up
LUANDA: Zambia belied their lowly world ranking to emerge as surprise Group D winners ahead of continental giants Cameroon as the Africa Cup of Nations first round came to a…
ICANN approves internet addresses in Arabic script
SAN FRANCISCO: The global agency overseeing internet domain names said Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates can begin creating online addresses in their native languages.The internet Corporation…
Robert Redford launches Sundance with Haiti appeal
Robert Redford kicked off the 26th Sundance Film Festival on Thursday with an appeal for participants at the 10-day event to remember the victims of the devastating Haiti earthquake.The 73-year-old…