Hezbollah cell defense team deny authenticity of torture video
CAIRO: The existence of a video showing a Lebanese detainee being tortured by Egyptian police has been denied by his defense team.The Lebanese media had reported of - and in…
US defense chief headed to Egypt, Saudi
WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Robert Gates departs Sunday for talks in Egypt and Saudi Arabia focused on "regional security and Middle East peace efforts, a Pentagon official said.Gates and officials…
Al Futtaim's Cairo Festival City project thriving
CAIRO: Despite cutbacks in their Dubai operations, Al Futtaim Group has managed to take advantage of continuing strong demand in Egypt's real estate and housing sectors to continue construction on…
Mediterranean meeting paves the way for future cooperation
CAIRO: Leading government and business officials from the Mediterranean region gathered in Alexandria Thursday to discuss progress on international development and investment projects around the Mediterranean.The meeting was hosted at…
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…