Eveningwear summer trends: Dramatic and metallic
The spring and summer seasons are breeding grounds for wedding celebrations and the usual little black dress won't do. Summer weddings are opportunities to experiment with and enjoy bright colors…
New drug to treat diabetes via the brain
People with Type 2 diabetes may soon get a very different treatment approach: A drug that helps control blood sugar via the brain - an idea sparked, surprisingly, by the…
Help, it's all Greek to me!
I can't say that I really know my way around the kitchen, and attempts on my part to venture inside require courage of which I have very little. Fears of…
COMMENTARY: Islamic home finance offers new solutions in this economy
WASHINGTON, DC: The business model and growth of the Islamic finance sector - the only financial system in the world today that is based on the teachings of a major…
Key nations do not sign EU Nabucco pipeline plan
PRAGUE: A landmark meeting of EU Central Asian and Middle Eastern nations was marred on Friday when three key nations did not sign an agreement on the Nabucco gas pipeline…
THE REEL ESTATE: All is fair in love and commerce
The summer film season is finally upon us ladies and gentlemen, a time when intelligent film-making takes a backseat to mind-numbing comedies, hackneyed sequels and brainless actioners. The first major…
Harvest of Suicide
NEW DELHI: An epidemic of farmers' suicides has spread across four Indian states - Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Punjab - over the last decade. According to official data, more…
UAE Torture, the Divine Right of Kings and Qatar
ABC news in America has received and released video footage of a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family torturing an Afghan man. Sheikh Issa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the half-brother…
With a Grain of Salt: Pig talk
"Why are you against killing the pigs? he asked. "Who said so? I said. "I am for killing all pigs, but not those raised in barns. "Are there any other…
Editorial: Egyptian provocation flu
CAIRO: Amid the global swine flu mania and Egypt's mindless pig massacre, another manifestation of pure chaos and inexplicable aggression marred the steps of the State Council building earlier this…