'Hurt Locker' producer barred from Oscars
A producer of the war story The Hurt Locker will not be allowed to attend Sunday s Academy Awards because of emails he sent urging academy members to vote for…
Training our boys to be bullies
JERUSALEM: The main thing that drew me to Israel was that here, you put your life on the line in a great political struggle, unlike in the West, where political…
How safe are your dollars?
CAMBRIDGE: Chinese officials and private investors around the world have been worrying aloud about whether their dollar investments are safe. Since the Chinese government holds a large part of its…
Going "soft" on Iran
BRUSSELS: 2010 will be a crucial and uncertain year for the Islamic Republic of Iran - and for its relations with the European Union. The domestic hostility towards the regime…
Iraq: More foreign than domestic interest
There are many claims and complaints that external elements are trying to manipulate the coming elections in Iraq. Some of these are substantiated while others are made for propaganda purposes.…
Foreign press tackles ElBaradei fervor
CAIRO: It is the "most interesting development in Egyptian politics in years, David Schenker wrote in Forbes magazine, referring to Mohamed ElBaradei's unexpected appearance on the Egyptian political landscape. During…
Middle East facing serious brain drain Study: One in three young Arabs want to leave Middle East if they could
A new study shows that given the chance one out of every three youth in Arab countries in the Middle East would leave the region.A new Gallup poll has found…
'Abducted' to Egypt
CAIRO: It's been over a year since Katarina Husakova last saw her son Adam. His Egyptian father is keeping him from her until she signs a document vowing never to…