Fans on edge ahead of new 'Star Trek' release
Devotees of Star Trek are bracing for the latest Hollywood version of the beloved science fiction franchise with nervous excitement as the film prepares to blast onto cinema screens this…
Yazan Al Rousan's school of rock
The scene at Jordanian band Autostrad's performance at the Al-Geneina Theatre was of laidback celebration accompanied by a sense of wanting.The band's first performance outside Jordan had almost all the…
Malawi girl's father rejects Madonna's adoption bid
A Malawian man believed to be the father of a three-year-old girl who Madonna wants to adopt is opposed to the US pop icon s bid, a US television network…
Morocco's family code, 5 years later
RABAT/ CASABLANCA: In February 2004, Morocco was praised for significant progress in the field of women s rights, particularly for revising its 1958 family code - the Moudawana . This…
Bil'in's conference on non-violent resistance
BETHLEHEM: The small Palestinian village of Bil'in, located in the central West Bank, hosted its fourth annual conference on non-violent resistance to the Israeli separation barrier and West Bank settlements,…
Obama's hardest choices lie ahead
TEL AVIV: It was only natural that Barack Obama, a president whose election was one of the most revolutionary events in American history, should fill his first 100 days in…
Egypt's pork industry on the brink of collapse
CAIRO: Confusion, anger, and fear have struck owners and employees of Egypt's embattled pork industry, as government plans to slaughter the country's pigs moves forward. Last week, the Egyptian government…
12 injured, 14 arrested as pig breeders clash with police
CAIRO: Twelve were injured, including seven policemen, and 14 were arrested during clashes between riot police and pig breeders resisting a government order to cull pigs as a precaution against…
Commentary: Weapons of Mass Destruction
I woke up in a good mood this morning. Happy, even, which is never a good sign. Clearly disaster was imminent. Now most people, when faced with the prospect of…
Brotherhood MP to propose law punishing Muslim converts
CAIRO: A Muslim Brotherhood MP says that he is working on a draft law that would penalize Muslims who convert to any other faith.MP Ali Laban told Daily News Egypt…