Israel wants international truce monitors
GAZA CITY: Israel assassinated a Hamas strongman on Thursday in its first assault on the top leadership of the territory s ruling group, escalating a crushing aerial offensive even as…
Tens of protestors and journalists arrested
CAIRO: Egyptian security forces arrested tens of demonstrators in Downtown Cairo as they protested the Israeli bombing of Gaza on Wednesday.Demonstrators who had assembled under the "Leftist Alliance banner at…
400 killed and 1,700 wounded as medical aid crosses through Rafah
RAFAH: As Israeli unmanned reconnaissance drones hovered over what appeared to be Egyptian airspace on Thursday near Rafah, trucks from Egypt crossed over carrying much-needed medical supplies to the embattled…
Arab foreign ministers meeting falls short
CAIRO: Efforts to end the Israeli assault on Gaza continue with an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo on Wednesday discussing an action plan to resolve the issue.Arab…
Panel criticizes NDP plans to distribute free shares to citizens
CAIRO: Devilish scheme, crime, conspiracy, chaos, hoax; are some of the labels a group of economists, lawyers, and opposition MPs gave the ruling party's proposal to partially privatize some public…
All kinds of otherness
Some art lovers wandering the booths and galleries of this year's Biennale may be hard pressed to identify this year's theme among the many works on display. The officially designated…
Aniston's 'Marley & Me' is top dog at box-office
Jennifer Aniston scored a victory over ex-husband Brad Pitt at the North American box office with her new dramatic comedy Marley & Me , final figures showed Monday.The former Friends…
'Mamma Mia!' Britain's biggest-selling DVD ever
Mamma Mia! The Movie is the biggest-selling DVD in Britain ever, the Official UK Charts Company announced Thursday, despite it being released only five weeks ago.The film version of the…
Studios face court battle over 'Watchmen' wrangle
Studio giants 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros are poised for a court-room battle this month following a dispute over the upcoming superhero blockbuster Watchmen, legal officials said Monday.Fox sued…