IMF sets central bank meeting in Shanghai Monday
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund on Friday said it will hold a high-level conference of central bank governors in Shanghai next week to discuss ways to address the global financial…
African football boss released from hospital
CAIRO: African Football Confederation president Issa Hayatou was released from hospital on Friday after falling ill at a World Cup conference in Cairo. Hayatou, 64, said he felt ill late…
Muslim Brotherhood won’t replicate its 2005 electoral gains, says minister
CAIRO: Minister of Legal Affairs & Parliamentary Councils Moufid Shehab stated that the Muslim Brotherhood doesn’t exist according to Egyptian laws, saying the “banned” group won’t replicate its successful run…
Gaza aid convoy Lifeline 5 to sail to Egypt Monday afternoon
CAIRO: After a two-week halt at Lattakia, Syria, the Egyptian authorities have finally agreed that the aid convoy, Lifeline 5, is allowed to go into the Gaza Strip via the…
Boycotting elections, civil disobedience are Egypt’s only options, say opposition groups
CAIRO: Ten opposition parties and groups from across the Egyptian political spectrum officially announced on Saturday boycotting the parliamentary elections in November, saying the regime left them with no other…
Pope Benedict XVI canonizes Australia’s first saint
VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI formally recognized Australia's first saint, Mary MacKillop, at a mass in Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican on Sunday in front of some 50,000 cheering…
Elders brand Gaza restrictions an obstacle to peace
GAZA CITY: A delegation of the Elders group of retired world figures on Saturday visited the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and called Israeli restrictions on the Palestinian enclave both illegal and…
Blonde or brunette? Celluloid rivals fight it out in Paris
On a wall-mounted screen, Marilyn Monroe sings a chorus from "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" next to a blown-up picture of Kristin Scott Thomas pulling off a peroxide wig to reveal the…
Italian animated film wins Anim’est award in Bucharest
Italian short film "Big Bang Big Boom" directed by Blu was awarded late Saturday the top prize at international animation festival Anim'est in Bucharest. The jury praised the creation for…
Alicia Keys gives birth to baby boy Egypt
US singer Alicia Keys, who was recently married to music producer and rapper Swizz "Kaseem Dean" Beatz, has given birth to a baby boy, People magazine reported Saturday. The boy,…