Gender takes a back seat at women's film fest
Women in the movies is not just about Marilyn Monroe, after Kathyrn Bigelow picked up the best-director Oscar, and with the likes of Jane Campion or Claire Denis enjoying a…
The eternal life of America's megabanks
WASHINGTON, DC: The world economy faces a major problem: the largest banks in the United States remain "too big to fail, meaning that if one or more of them were…
The long-term cost of violence
JERUSALEM: Covered faces, stones and tear gas - this was the scene on the streets of east Jerusalem in last month's "day of rage declared in response to the opening…
Independence Day and Al-Nakba
JERUSALEM: The inevitable clash between the historical narrative of the Jews and their attachment to the land and that of the Arabs citizens of Israel takes on many forms. The…
Will Syria come in from the cold?
ISTANBUL: Will the recent rapprochement between the United States and Syria mark a new era in Syria's international standing?Syria can hope for two major changes following the restoration of full…
Mom of US man charged with terrorism speaks out
WASHINGTON: Pakistani authorities beat confessions out of some of the five residents of the state of Virginia accused of planning terrorist acts in that country, the mother of one of…
Poland holds public memorial for crash victims
WARSAW: Some 100,000 Poles filled Warsaw s biggest public square, joining together for a memorial and funeral Mass for the 96 people killed in a plane crash a week earlier.The…
Nagaa Hammadi trial adjourned to May 16
CAIRO: The trial of three suspects in the fatal drive-by shooting of six Christians and one Muslim guard outside a church in Nagaa Hammadi was adjourned to May 16 when…
Child rights making progress under UN convention
CAIRO: The annual number of child deaths under five years old has dropped 28 percent from 1990 to 2008, as a result of the global commitment by governments and civil…
Ash cloud effects reach Egypt travelers
CAIRO: The cloud of volcanic ash spreading across large swaths of Europe has grounded much of Egypt's air traffic to and from Western and Central Europe.The ash, emanating from the…