'Amazing' crisis should push IT professionals to rethink strategy, Microsoft CEO says
CAIRO: If you're looking for someone to give a speech and leave the whole room impressed, upbeat and beaming with optimism, Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft Corporation is your man.…
Tarantino, Ang Lee, Loach line up for Cannes gold
A wartime rampage by Quentin Tarantino and a trip to Woodstock with Ang Lee will square off with Ken Loach s latest outing in a heavyweight battle for the top…
Traditional Arabic music with a jazzy twist
Lebanese singer Rima Kcheich pierced the solemn silence of the night last Friday at Genina Theater with a voice that is both dominant and engaging, taking the audiences into different…
Sexiest Arab pop star says 'I do'
BEIRUT: Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbe, the biggest sex symbol in the Arabic pop scene, was set to celebrate her wedding at a star-studded bash on Friday, a day after a…
The evolution of a controversy
In college, the famous naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-1882) had one major passion: he loved to shoot things. Zoology he found dull; geology, even worse. What he really liked was hunting.…
Idle speculation on hunger
Agriculture ministers from the Group of Eight (G-8) and major developing nations claimed this week in Italy they were ready to fight food insecurity by cracking down on speculation. This…
A message Obama can't ignore
AMMAN: President Barack Obama received a message from the Arab world when he met King Abdallah of Jordan in Washington earlier this month. It was an important message that the…
With a Grain of Salt: Before it's too late
Egypt, the bastion of literature and culture, the cradle of arts and civilization and the mother of the world decided to shut down an unnecessary literary magazine called Ibda'a (Creativity),…