Sudan censors two newspapers
KHARTOUM: Sudanese security officers stormed two newspapers on Wednesday tearing up articles ready for printing, employees said, despite a 2009 presidential decree promising to lift press censorship. Authorities went to…
Israel releases Hamas MP
JERUSALEM: Israel on Thursday released a Hamas lawmaker arrested nearly four years ago following the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier by Gaza insurgents in a deadly cross-border raid, prison authorities…
Defiant Iran shrugs off sanctions pressure
TEHRAN: A defiant Iran shrugged off the threat of new sanctions Wednesday as Brazil and Turkey urged the United Nations to wait and see how a nuclear swap deal plays…
No signs of progress as US envoy wraps up Mideast visit
JERUSALEM: There were no immediate signs of progress as US envoy George Mitchell wrapped up his latest visit to the Middle East on Thursday after holding "proximity talks" with Israeli…
A bold interpretation of present history
Though the soaring mercury may well announce the arrival of summer, the exhibition titled “Tomorrow”, organized by Al Mawred Al Thaqafi as part of its Spring Festival, offers some respite.…
Berlusconi says Mubarak is in 'great shape'
ROME: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Wednesday Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak looked "in great shape" at a joint press conference after undergoing surgery in March. Berlusconi, 73, said the…
Lebanon charges 12 in mob lynching of Egyptian
BEIRUT: Twelve people were charged on Wednesday for the mob lynching of an Egyptian murder suspect in a Lebanese village, a court source said. The prosecutor in Mount Lebanon charged…
German foreign minister to tour Mideast
BERLIN: German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle will tour Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Jordan this week for talks on a relaunch of the Middle East peace process, his spokesman said Wednesday.…
Loach's Iraq war mercenaries attack Cannes
The murky world of private security contractors in Iraq was exposed on the big screen Wednesday as Britain's Ken Loach sent his latest film into battle for the top prize…
Carlos the Jackal's trail of blood leads to Cannes red carpet
The bloodied life and times of "Carlos the Jackal" were red-carpeted at Cannes Wednesday in a saga shot in as many countries and tongues as the trail of violence left…