Muslim Brotherhood wants government sacked
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood is calling on the country's ruling generals to sack the current military-appointed government, saying it has failed to manage the deteriorating security and economic situation in…
Syria’s ‘citizen journalists’ risk life and limb
By Rita Daou / AFP BEIRUT: Mohammed Shami charges into a demonstration in Damascus, points his mobile phone and films the scene for a few minutes before rushing off in…
Three Germans drown in Hurghada submarine accident
CAIRO: A German couple and their child drowned in a tourist submarine accident on Thursday off Egypt's Red Sea resort town of Hurghada, security officials told AFP. The victims were…
Ahmadinejad seeks rebound in Iranian elections
TEHRAN: There's a Persian saying used to describe an under-the-radar political effort: "Driving at night with the lights off." Allies of embattled President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may be doing just that…
Sadrists mark Iraq departure of US ‘occupiers’
BAGHDAD: Supporters of anti-US Shia cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr, whose militia fought pitched battles with American forces, on Thursday officially celebrated the departure of the "occupiers" from Iraq. The last American…
Palestinian prisoner on 55th day of hunger strike
JERUSALEM: In a high-stakes gamble, an imprisoned member of a Palestinian militant group has waged a hunger strike for almost two months, trying to draw attention to Israel's military justice…
Afghan/Pak jihad said to attract fewer foreign fighters
PARIS: The Afghan-Pakistan jihad is attracting fewer foreign fighters following the death of Osama bin Laden, the growing threat posed by US drones, and lack of funds, Western security officials…
Mubarak loyalists not reconciled to his fall
CAIRO: For Hosni Mubarak loyalists, his downfall was a shock and a humiliation. A year later, they still miss their president and watch with bitterness the political upheaval in an…
Salafi sees army taking time to cede power
CAIRO: The head of Egypt's leading ultra-conservative Islamist party believes it will take time for the ruling military to hand power to civilians but says the army cannot enjoy a…
THE REEL ESTATE: Arab cinema: State of the union (Part 1)
For many years, Arab cinema has been scampering for world attention, attempting to overcome the long-held stigma that the budding films of the region don’t travel well abroad. …