Libya forces say closing in on Qaddafi’s son
SIRTE: Libyan government forces said on Tuesday they believed they had one of Muammar Qaddafi's sons cornered in the center of the deposed leader's home town, but determined resistance was…
Assad again promises Syria reforms as China presses
DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad plans to create a new constitution, a top ruling party official said on Tuesday, as China joined long-time ally Russia in pressing for prompt reforms…
Israel ‘to legalize outposts on private Palestinian land’
JERUSALEM: Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu has capitulated to heavy pressure from the settler lobby to find ways of legalizing settlement outposts built on private Palestinian land, Haaretz newspaper said on Tuesday.…
Princes and clerics guide pace of Saudi reforms
DUBAI: In the world's leading oil exporter, princes and clerics wrangle behind closed doors over cautious but critical changes aimed at reconciling Saudi Arabia's conservative traditions with the needs of…
Asia’s moviemakers embrace 3D revolution
A 3D horror movie set in a public toilet block is part of a revolution underway in the Asian film industry as low-budget 3D productions take on the big studios…
Book fair to tackle challenges of digital age storytelling
Authors once just had to deal with a publisher but are now being forced to embrace the digital age and negotiate the rights to their works for TV, films and…
Grand statements on politics and social networks at Darb
A new exhibit at Darb 1718, the Contemporary Art and Culture Center in Old Cairo, brings together Latin American artists to reflect on the relationship between “images, politics and social…
Obama’s Israel problem
By Ian Buruma NEW YORK: On a rare foray outside his native Texas, Governor Rick Perry accused US President Barack Obama of “appeasement” towards the Palestinians. Former New York City Mayor…
The unexamined crisis
By Luigi Zingales CHICAGO: Three years have now passed since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, which triggered the start of the most acute phase of the 2007-2008 financial crisis. Is the…
Nearly 90 percent trust SCAF to lead transitional period, says poll
CAIRO: Almost 90 percent of Egyptians trust the military council to lead the transitional period, a poll revealed a day before clashes between protesters and army forces left 25 dead…