Pressure mounts on Israel over settler homes
JERUSALEM: International pressure was mounting on Israel on Thursday over its plans to add another 1,100 homes to the east Jerusalem settlement neighborhood of Gilo. The Palestinian leadership has said…
Brotherhood, Sufis steer clear of Friday protests
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood group and its Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) announced Thursday that they will not participate in mass protests on Friday dubbed "Reclaiming the Revolution." "Members of…
Rival forces clash in Yemen capital
SANAA: Fierce clashes erupted in Yemen's capital on Thursday between troops loyal to embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh and forces led by defected General Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmar, a day after…
Cairo court acquits 21 anti and pro Mubarak protesters
CAIRO: The Cairo Misdemeanor Court acquitted Thursday 21 protesters arrested during clashes between anti and pro-Mubarak protesters during his trial earlier this month, lawyer at Hisham Mubarak Law Center Malek…
Doctors rally against Hurghada doctor’s assault
CAIRO: Dozens of doctors demonstrated in front of the Supreme Court Thursday, demanding an immediate investigation into the alleged mistreatment by a prosecutor of a doctor in Hurghada last week.…
Qaddafi diehards force Sirte retreat by NTC fighters
SIRTE: Ferocious attacks by Qaddafi diehards forced fighters of Libya's new rulers to retreat from the ousted strongman's birthplace Sirte, where a tank shell killed three in a "friendly fire"…
Bahrain protester gets death, medics long jail terms
DUBAI: A special court in Bahrain on Thursday sentenced a Shia protester to death and another to life in jail after convicting them of killing a policeman, the BNA state…
50 years on, ‘Catch-22’ still resonates
Hyper-cynical anti-war novel "Catch-22" turns 50 next month, and Joseph Heller must be chortling in his grave over how apropos the phrase he coined remains today — from the US…
With new digs, NY Film Festival carefully expands
A sense of expansion presides over this year's New York Film Festival, the 49th and first since Lincoln Center's new $41 million film center was opened. But as with all…
Conference urges NGOs to employ IT tools
CAIRO: A two-day conference brought together NGOs from all over Egypt, outlining their role in the transitional period, all through resorting to IT. A joint collaboration between Microsoft Egypt, UNDP…