Iraqi 'shoe' reporter detained by PM security
BAGHDAD: A reporter who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush was being held for questioning by the Iraqi prime minister's guards, an Iraqi official said Monday, as Arabs…
Egypt's Arafa buys stake in Italian clothing firm
CAIRO: Egyptian garment maker and retailer Arafa Holding has bought a 35 percent stake in Italian textile firm Forall Confezioni S.p.A (Forall Group) for ?25.3 million ($34.07 million), Arafa said…
A vague 'home' without an address
On a small glass doorway in Mounira's French Cultural Center hangs a poster with information on the exhibition "Home, a new show by young artist Ahmed Kamel. The enlarged, unframed…
Would-be actors dream of stardom at London 'Bollywood Academy'
Far from the glitz of Bollywood, young hopefuls in a small film studio in London are honing their acting skills and dreaming of making it big, in the latest sign…
Signs of hope in the Middle East
FLORIDA: There is both good and bad news regarding attitudes about peace in the Holy Land. A Gallup Poll released last week indicates that 63 percent of Israelis and 66…
The tragic cost of being unscientific
PRINCETON: Throughout his tenure as South Africa's president, Thabo Mbeki rejected the scientific consensus that AIDS is caused by a virus, HIV, and that antiretroviral drugs can save the lives…
Human Rights Require Stronger Institutions
PARIS: Sixty years ago this week, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the first international proclamation of the inherent dignity and equal rights of all people.…
WORD ON STREET: A pair of shoes unites a humorous nation
CAIRO: "Did you see what happened to Bush? was the country's most commonly asked question on Monday, as conversations centered on the Iraqi journalist who threw his pair of shoes…
Court convicts 22 in Mahalla riots case
TANTA: The Tanta Emergency State Security Court on Monday sentenced 22 of 49 defendants to three and five years in prison for committing crimes during the protests of April 6…
