DiCaprio says Obama embodies 'dreams of America'
Leonardo DiCaprio is crossing his fingers for a US election win by Democrat Barack Obama and said Monday he believes the rest of the world is, too. I think it…
Italy's Veronesi picks up French book prize
Italy s Sandro Veronesi picked up France s prestigious Femina prize for best foreign author Monday, while Jean-Louis Fournier won the French writer s prize with a book on having…
THE REEL ESTATE: In the land of knuckleheads and losers
Hot on the heels of this year's Best Picture Oscar winner "No Country for Old Men, the anticipation for The Coen Brothers' latest release "Burn After Reading couldn't be more…
Sacha Baron Cohen crashes LA rally as 'Bruno'
Sacha Baron Cohen went undercover as his alter ego Bruno on Sunday by crashing a rally in support of a ballot measure that would ban gay marriage in California.The British…
A Middle Eastern Union?
TOLEDO, SPAIN: This autumn, the Toledo International Centre for Peace convened a meeting devoted to water cooperation in the Middle East. One conclusion that emerged was that any effective response…
Towards a winning Palestinian strategy
AMMAN: I must say I wasn't surprised when I read the statements made by outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert regarding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. I had been informed by an…
Keeping our friends in the Muslim world: it's not about the feel-good factor
LONDON: Covering developments in Pakistan in recent weeks, I've been struck by how many Pakistanis blame the United States for the disturbing turn their country is taking. Standing inside the…
IN FOCUS: Why Opposition Coalitions fail in Egypt ?
Perhaps the only time an opposition coalition succeeded was in the 1919 Revolution, when the entire political movement spectra united in a revolution against the monarchy and British occupation. This…
European institute interested in Egypt's 1st underwater museum
CAIRO: A mission launched by the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology is currently carrying out a feasibility study for the construction of the first underwater museum for Egyptian antiquities on…