Italian court to reach verdict in CIA kidnapping trial
MILAN: An Italian court is to reach a verdict this week in the landmark trial of 26 US secret agents in the 2003 abduction of a terror suspect from a…
Rafah residents living on borderline economy
RAFAH: A harsh wind lashes at the tattooed wrinkled face of Selma Suleiman. Dates, olive oil and nuts lay in front of her as Gazans move across the Rafah border.She…
Palestinian film, Team Qatar win Doha festival prizes
Movie star Robert de Niro presented the top Audience Awards at the first Doha Tribeca film festival to a Palestinian film and to a documentary made in Qatar.The $50,000 award…
'Slumdog' stars bunk class, may lose cash: report
Two child stars from the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire may lose their monthly allowance unless they improve their school attendance, a report said Monday.Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali - who…
'This Is It' tops charts with $101M worldwide
Michael Jackson s This Is It pulled in $101 million worldwide in its first five days, and distributor Sony is extending the farewell performance film beyond its planned two-week run.The…
Abbas is a partner for peace. Is Netanyahu?
JERUSALEM: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has issued a presidential decree that elections will be held in January. This followed his decision to sign the Egyptian plan for intra-Palestinian reconciliation,…
Renewing the news
NEW YORK: Last week, rumors from the world of print media were rife: a hundred reporters from The New York Times news desk to be bought out - or to…
Evil personified
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS: Equating war with individual evil has become ubiquitous - if not universal - in contemporary international politics. Wars are fights against evil tyrants and the illegitimate governments…
Fisk claims foreign news bureaus in Cairo bow to gov't pressure on torture stories
CAIRO: British journalist Robert Fisk has alleged that the international news bureaus with offices in Cairo have bowed to pressure from the Egyptian government and US embassy when covering stories…
Conference calls for smoke-free media
CAIRO: Because the youth are greatly affected by the media, tobacco companies in Egypt see this as fertile ground for attracting more and more smokers ever year, says an anti-smoking…