Freud, Monet, Basquiat plus blood n'gore on view in Paris in 2010
The Paris art scene spotlights giants Lucian Freud, Claude Monet and even Yves Saint Laurent in 2010, but a chill air of death and destruction peppers many of this year's…
Europe's latest revolution
STOCKHOLM: History often moves with small steps, but such steps sometimes turn out to have big implications.This New Year's Eve, Sweden made history in a small way by ending the…
Is military power becoming obsolete?
CAMBRIDGE: Will military power become less important in the coming decades? It is true that the number of large-scale inter-state wars continues to decline, and fighting is unlikely among advanced…
How to govern Sudan: A quest for confederation
This article tacitly acknowledges the complex and volatile nature of events in Sudan as a state and a nation, if there is a nation to begin with. The crisis of…
Swine flu death toll over 200
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health announced on Monday the death of six new cases of swine flu (H1N1) virus, raising Egypt's swine flu death toll to 201. The recent deaths…
HIV increases six fold in Egypt, says government study
CAIRO: The number of reported cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Egypt increased six fold from 1994, when it was first detected in the country, to 2008, according to…
Jailed blogger's lawyers denied right to visit for third time
CAIRO: Lawyers of imprisoned blogger Kareem Amer say they have been refused the right to visit him in prison for the third time.The Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI)…
Cameroon star Eto'o sends painful warning to Gabon
LUBANGO: Star striker Samuel Eto o says Cameroon are set to inflict more pain on neighbors Gabon when they clash Wednesday in the Africa Cup of Nations.The central Africa countries…
Cup of upsets as Algeria, Ivory Coast toil in the heat
LUANDA: The form book was shredded on day two at the Africa Cup of Nations as Algeria crashed to minnows Malawi and favorites Ivory Coast stuttered against Burkina Faso.It was…