Zimbabwe president Mugabe’s sister and ally dies
HARARE: Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's sister and political ally Sabina Mugabe has died at age 80 after years of failing health, state media reported. Mugabe's younger sister died early Thursday,…
UK’s Iraq inquiry may recall witnesses
LONDON: Britain's Iraq inquiry says it may recall witnesses to offer new testimony — which could see ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair return to face the panel. Inquiry chairman John Chilcot…
Jordan’s Brotherhood to boycott November elections
AMMAN: Jordan's largest opposition group said Friday it will boycott the country's November parliamentary elections, dealing a blow to the polls the government has hailed as the fruit of its…
Christian Louboutin: For the love of shoes
“Any woman who wants to wear one of my shoes is a Christian Louboutin woman,” said the designer in an exclusive interview with Daily News Egypt at his newly-opened Beirut…
With US drawdown in Iraq, shift from joint ops to training
FORWARD OPERATING BASE CONSTITUTION: US and Iraqi military police slowly comb a strip of dirt road west of Baghdad, looking for tell-tale signs of hidden improvised explosive devices. But while…
Festival announces 79 world premieres for Venice
Sofia Coppola's comic drama "Somewhere," and Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan" will make their world premieres at the Venice Film Festival, among 22 titles that organizers announced will vie for the…
Investigations expose more free medical treatment violations
CAIRO: The Public Funds General Prosecution has disclosed new evidence in the case of 15 MPs from the People’s Assembly and Shoura Council implicated in a corruption probe. The 15…
THE REEL ESTATE: What dreams may come
Regular readers of this column will know that I’m an admirer of British filmmaker Christopher Nolan. Before he became Hollywood’s wonder kid with the “Batman” reboot, I was taken…
Lawyers demand Khaled Saeid trial be heard in emergency court
CAIRO: A group of independent lawyers have filed a case with the Administrative Court demanding that two policemen implicated in the death of Khaled Saeid be tried in an…
Obama renews asset freeze of people undermining Lebanon
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama renewed an emergency measure Thursday to freeze the assets of persons who work with Hezbollah insurgents and "infringe upon" Lebanese stability. "While there have been some…