Libya rebels see victory by end of August
BENGHAZI: Libya's rebels were pusher further on Wednesday to isolate Tripoli in what their leaders have confidently predicted is a decisive phase in a six-month civil war that could end…
OIC meets on Somalia in Istanbul
ISTANBUL: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation was to hold an emergency meeting of foreign ministers in Istanbul on Wednesday on the drought and famine ravaging the Horn of Africa. The…
Mahfouz says not referred to military court, three more activists summoned
CAIRO: Activist Asmaa Mahfouz denied on Tuesday that she was referred to a military court, as reported by the official Middle East News Agency (MENA), while several activist were summoned…
Syrian tanks shell Latakia, death toll reaches 34
AMMAN: Syrian tanks opened fire on poor Sunni districts in Latakia on Tuesday, residents said, in the fourth day of a military assault on the northern port city aimed at…
Libya rebels predict imminent victory as they deny talks
BENGHAZI: Libya's rebels said on Tuesday their war against Moammer Qaddafi's regime had entered a "decisive phase" and that victory was possible by the end of the month. That confident…
Iran says Russian plan could revive nuclear talks
TEHRAN: Iran welcomed on Tuesday a Russian attempt to revive talks with six world powers that are concerned about the its uranium enrichment program, a potential pathway to nuclear weapons,…
Hollywood film giant links with China distributor
Relativity Media, the production company behind "The Social Network," has teamed up with two Chinese firms in a $100 million deal that gives it access to China's rapidly expanding film…
TV show reunites families torn apart by KRouge
The cameras were rolling and a studio audience looked on but the emotional reunion of a daughter and her father, torn apart 30 years ago by Cambodia's brutal Khmer Rouge…
Gospel joins nasheeds at Sufi Fest
“Man is the homeland, and the homeland is man.” With this humanistic slogan, Entesar Abd El Fatth, director of El-Ghouri Center for Musical Heritage opens the fourth Samaa International Festival…
Saudi Arabia vs. the Arab Spring
By Bernard Haykel PRINCETON: Saudi Arabia is widely perceived as leading the counter-revolution against the Arab Spring uprisings. In reality, the Kingdom’s response is centered, as its foreign and domestic policy…