Valley of Wolves: TV hit behind Israel-Turkey spat
A Turkish television series at the center of a diplomatic row with Israel, the "Valley of the Wolves, is a long-running ratings hit which has drawn criticism for being too…
Jerusalem: the city of two peaces
COLOGNE, Germany: Jerusalem is a central point of reference for the three great monotheistic faiths. King David made the city the political and religious capital of Israel, creating a center…
Sudan between peril and hope
ALGIERS: The future of Sudan hangs in the balance. National elections are due in April. A referendum on the future status of the south of the country is supposed to…
The State of Arab Christians
On the eve of January 7 - Christmas eve according to the Orthodox Christian calendar - six Coptic Christians and one Muslim guard were shot dead by gunmen as they…
World scrambles rescue teams to quake-hit Haiti
WASHINGTON: Rescue teams, doctors and soldiers rushed by land, sea and air Thursday to bring life-saving food and medicines to the survivors of Haiti's devastating earthquake.From all corners of the…
Seminar discusses women's rights in Islam
CAIRO: Ignorance leads people to believe that Islam discriminates against women, when actually the opposite is true, said Zainab Anwar, project director of Musawah, a global movement for equality and…
Egypt's swine flu death toll reaches 210
Cairo: The Ministry of Health announced late Monday 10 swine flu related deaths, raising the death toll in Egypt to 210. The H1N1 virus claimed the lives of an 18-year-old…
Penal code amendments to combat sexual violence
CAIRO: Proposed amendments introduced to the Egyptian Penal Code will toughen penalties for sexual offences, Justice Minister Mamdouh Marei was quoted as saying by official news portal egynews.net.The amendments are…
NDP MP accused of inciting sectarian strife in Nagaa Hammadi
CAIRO: Head of Al Kalima Human Rights Center Mamdouh Nakhla filed a lawsuit against National Democratic Party (NDP) MP for the Nagaa Hammadi constituency Abdel Riheem El-Ghoul, accusing him of…
Injury-ravaged Ghana bank on Essien against Ivorians
CABINDA: Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien faces a great challenge of his international career when he captains Ghana against Ivory Coast here on Friday.The box-to-box workaholic with the biting tackle and…