Iran’s Khamenei dismisses expected Hariri court rulings
TEHRAN: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday dismissed as "null and void" imminent rulings by the UN court probing the 2005 murder of ex-Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri, state…
Slain American tourist had deep ties to Israel
JERUSALEM: An American tourist killed in a forest outside Jerusalem had deep spiritual ties to Israel through her involvement with an evangelical ministry that promotes Christianity among Jews. Kristine Luken,…
Iraq refugees in Syria wait years for fresh start
DAMASCUS: Oshana Khamo is one of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis who have taken refuge in Syria from the violence at home and have been kept waiting for years to…
Nationalist riots in Russia spread fear among Muslims
MOSCOW: Muslims gathered for Friday prayers at Moscow's central mosque on Friday said they were afraid and angry at a nationalist riot last week that saw hundreds make fascist salutes…
Iraqi cinema makes a comeback at Greek film festival
Iraqi cinema scored a notable first at this month's Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Greece, with one film up for an award and a retrospective of the young director Mohamed…
Lebanese Civil War drama wins best film at DIFF; Egypt receives best acting prizes
A Lebanese chamber drama set against the backdrop of the Civil War has won best Arabic film on Sunday at the seventh Dubai International Film Festival. George Hachem’s debut feature…
The frontiers of power
By Malavika Jain Bambawale SINGAPORE: There are close to 1.5 billion people in the world without access to electricity, more than half in the Asia Pacific region. Unfortunately, in today’s world…
Is there a future for Haiti?
By César Chelala NEW YORK: Like many, I ask myself if there is a future for Haiti, and what shape that future would have. Unlike those who look with despair at…
Algeria to name price for Djezzy by mid-2011: sources
ALGIERS: The Algerian government is likely to make an offer to buy Orascom Telecom's local mobile phone unit by the middle of next year, Algerian government and telecoms sources said.…
Telenor blasts troubled Vimpelcom-Weather deal
OSLO/MOSCOW: Vimpelcom's $6.6 billion bid for telecoms assets owned by Weather Investments was hanging by a thread after Norwegian shareholder Telenor said on Monday it would not back the deal.…
