Malaysian Islamic party urges new ban on Beyoncé concert
Malaysia s conservative Islamic party called this week for a concert by US singer Beyoncé to be banned, two years after her debut here was shelved over fears of protests…
Gold price charges towards record high
LONDON: Gold prices jumped this week to within grasp of record highs above $1,000 per ounce on the back of a weak dollar and mounting economic optimism, while oil prices…
Naimi does not expect 2010 OPEC cut
JEDDAH: OPEC does not need to cut output next year, according to the latest figures on supply and demand, the oil minister of top exporter Saudi Arabia told Reuters on…
Mideast summit unlikely to relaunch peace talks
NEW YORK: There isn t enough common ground between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders to relaunch Mideast peace talks, and their first meeting on Tuesday, at a New York City…
Coptic presidential hopeful had not consulted the Party, says leader
CAIRO: Head of the Free Socialist Constitutional Party Mamdouh Qennawi said that member Mamdouh Ramzy had not consulted him before announcing his intentions to become Egypt's first Coptic candidate in…
Medhat Hassanein on his new role in the JCR
CAIRO: Medhat Hassanein, Egypt's former finance minister, was recently appointed as a member on the World Bank's Joint Committee on the Remuneration of Executive Directors (JCR).Hassanein, who is currently a…
Tributes pour in for 'Crayon Shin-chan' cartoonist
Tributes poured in Monday for Japanese cartoonist Yoshito Usui after confirmation the bruised body of a man found on a mountain was that of the creator of the popular Crayon…
Lebanese critics blast Israel director's "Lebanon"
Israeli director Samuel Maoz's "Lebanon may have won the Golden Lion at the Venice film festival but it has been given a hostile reception by critics and bloggers in the…
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem
TEL AVIV: Jerusalem does not have good public relations. In the last few months, since President Obama raised his demand to freeze the settlements, attention has been directed towards the…