US warship heads back to Mediterranean
CAIRO: A US warship, which was deployed off Lebanon in February amid concern over Beirut's political crisis, crossed Egypt's Suez Canal on Sunday on its way to the Mediterranean, an…
Two MB members arrested for allegedly funding Hamas
CAIRO: The Higher State Security Prosecution has ordered the detention of Dr Mohamed Saber and Bassam Adam, two of the Muslim Brotherhood's main financiers, for 15 days.Saber and Adam were…
ITU Telecom Africa 2008 opens in Cairo
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak inaugurated Telecom Africa 2008, which opened to the public Monday in Cairo, according to a statement released to the pressA showcase for the latest in information…
The year that shook Cannes
A year of revolt the world over, tumultuous 1968 also brought high drama to Cannes, the single time the film festival had to be cut short, with no one taking…
Panacea Day
For one day it'll be like the world is sitting round a giant camp fire! declared American TV presenter Lisa Ling at the start of Pangea Day on Saturday night.…
Thousands protest Turin book fair's Israel theme
TURIN: Between 3,000 to 4,000 people gathered Saturday to protest against the Turin book fair's decision to showcase Israeli writers, an AFP photographer at the scene said."Free Palestine organizers put…
Is Arab media truly free?
On Feb. 12, 2008, Arab League information ministers issued a communiqué outlining tough guidelines for Arab satellite channels. The new guidelines specifically prohibited the broadcasting of negative reporting of heads…
Send in the Clowns
Beppo Grillo is one of Italy's most famous comics. He is also one of Italy's most influential political commentators. His blog attracts 160,000 hits daily, and if he could run…
Israel at 60
Ten years ago, on Israel's 50th anniversary, the peace process begun by the path-breaking Oslo accord, reached by Israel and the Palestinian Authority in 1993, established the legitimacy of two…
Vulnerable State
Failed states in the world today are two kinds: vulnerable countries and the most failed states, as per the mainstream classification of countries in accordance with their level of performance…