'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'…
Testing Obama's foreign policy
CAMBRIDGE: Approaching the end of his first year as president, Barack Obama has taken a bold step in deciding to increase the number of American troops in Afghanistan to over…
Encountering peace: Two capitals for two states for two peoples
JERUSALEM: Not one country in the world recognizes our capital, Jerusalem, as the capital of Israel. Even the United States footnotes the following on the State Department Web page: Israel…
Current Journalists' Syndicate chief Makram Mohamed Ahmed retains seat on repeat elections
CAIRO: Journalist Makram Mohamed Ahmed won a second term as the Journalists' Syndicate chairman in a Sunday run-off against Diaa Rashwan. Ahmed raked 2,419 votes, while Rashwan, deputy head of…
Africa leads a walkout during 'frustrating' UN climate talks
COPENHAGEN: Africa s frustration at the UN climate summit boiled over Monday as delegates walked out of key talks and continental giant Nigeria warned the negotiations were now on red…
Court order allows students wearing niqab inside exam halls
CAIRO: A court verdict has rescinded the Minister of Higher Education's decision to ban students wearing the niqab from entering examination halls to sit for their exams. Last week, students…
Egypt's swine flu death toll reaches 56
CAIRO: Eight deaths on Sunday brought the death toll of the HINI virus in Egypt to 56, with officials predicting that the number will reach 100 by the end of…
