UN ministerial meeting on Iranian nuclear program
UNITED NATIONS: Ministers from the six nations involved in talks on Iran s nuclear program prepared to meet Tuesday to assure several Arab countries they will maintain pressure on Iran…
Iran-Egypt political rift widens
CAIRO: Egypt has cancelled a scheduled visit of an Iranian delegation to Cairo, further escalating a political row between the two nations. Egypt s Parliament Speaker Dr Ahmad Fathi Sorour…
Sinai tribes give government ultimatum
CAIRO: Bedouin tribes in Sinai have given the government an ultimatum to heed their list of demands by Jan. 15.At a conference in Al-Ajira in Northern Sinai, the four main…
Tom Cruise tries the risky business of Valkyrie'
A Nazi-filled Christmas is not an easy sell.That s just one of the challenges Tom Cruise faces with his new World War II thriller Valkyrie, which opens Dec. 25. In…
Ibn Arabi's wisdom celebrated at international conference
In celebration of the life and times of Andalusian mystic philosopher Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi (1165-1240), the sage's enthusiasts gathered at the Gomhuria Theater last Saturday for the inauguration of the…
In Focus: Human Rights in the Arab world
The 10th of December marked the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which was published on that day in 1948. While human rights have become a…
Opening China, then and now
WASHINGTON, DC: America's opening to China by Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger in 1971-1972 was a historic breakthrough. Less famous, but of equal importance, was the next major step, taken…