MB files complaint against Al-Fagr for ‘libel and slander’
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) filed a complaint against a journalist at Al-Fagr newspaper and its editor accusing them of publishing false news, with the intent of libel and slander.…
UN chief says Syrian president must stop violence
BEIRUT: The UN chief demanded Sunday that Syria's president stop killing his own people and said the "old order" of one-man rule and family dynasties is over in the Middle…
Bahrain king announces constitutional reforms
DUBAI: Bahrain's king announced constitutional amendments on Sunday giving parliament more powers of scrutiny over government, but the opposition said they fell far short of demands for democracy that have…
Gunmen storm Iraq police compound
RAMADI: Insurgents carried out a wave of attacks before storming a police compound in the western city of Ramadi on Sunday, raising questions about Iraqi forces' abilities a month after…
Qaeda insurgents seize Yemen town, Norwegian kidnapped
SANAA: Al Qaeda insurgents have seized a small town southeast of Yemen's capital Sanaa on Sunday in another setback to efforts to restore order after President Ali Abdullah Saleh formally…
Netanyahu deputy “disappointed” with Obama on Iran
JERUSALEM: A senior Israeli official voiced disappointment in the Obama administration on Sunday, saying "election-year considerations" lay behind its caution over tough Iran sanctions sought by US legislators. While Washington…
Bomb kills 13 at Shia march, say Pakistan police
MULTAN|: A bomb blast ripped through a religious procession in eastern Pakistan on Sunday, killing 13 people and wounding at least 20 in the latest sectarian attack in the volatile…
Artist Khaled Hafez’s latest solo exhibit: Depth and sophistication
Currently at Safar Khan Gallery is artist Khaled Hafez's painting exhibition titled "On Codes, Symbols & Stockholm Syndrome." His first solo show in two years, the collection of works presents…
Africa’s stolen history
By Juliet Torome NAIROBI – The news that Yale University has agreed to return thousands of artifacts that one of its researchers took from Peru in 1911 reminded me of a…
Mind over market
By Michael Spence MILAN: In the 66 years since World War II ended, virtually all centrally planned economies have disappeared, largely as a result of inefficiency and low growth. Nowadays, markets,…