Clooney’s ‘Descendants’ leads LA Critics awards
George Clooney's family drama "The Descendants" was chosen Sunday as the year's best film by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, whose prizes are an early influence on the way…
Meryl Streep covers Vogue magazine for first time
Meryl Streep may be considered one of the finest actresses around, yet she says she believed her career was over 20 years ago. Streep, now 62, tells Vogue magazine she…
Shades of Lebanese history and a dash of ‘1/2 Revolution’ in Dubai
For most of the previous decade, Egyptian film dominated the regional fest circuit, stirring a media frenzy for its popular stars and winning awards right and left for work that…
Ukraine on the edge
By Tatiana Zhurzhenko VIENNA: Seven years ago, Ukraine’s Orange Revolution inspired hope that the country was moving towards genuine democracy. Since then, democratic freedoms have been curtailed, the former prime minister…
Muslim Brotherhood rejects army interference in constitution
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood said on Sunday it would not accept any interference from the ruling military council over the future constitution amid uncertainty about the army's role in the…
Arab League condemns Gingrich’s Palestinian remark
CAIRO: A senior Arab League official condemned on Sunday a statement by Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich claiming Palestinians are an "invented" people, calling it racist and a cheap stunt…
New Israeli ambassador arrives in Egypt
CAIRO: Airport officials say Israel's new ambassador to Egypt has arrived in Cairo, three months after protesters ransacked the Israeli Embassy here. Yaakov Amitai will join a small number of…
A PALESTINIAN VIEW: Already having an impact
By Mohammed Najib The Palestinian Authority's latest financial crisis — which Palestinians widely believe was punishment for President Mahmoud Abbas' request for statehood at the United Nations in late September —…
Avoiding the regional ramifications of stalemate
By Hassan Barari For Jordan, the impasse of the Israeli-Palestinian track could not be more threatening. Time and time again, King Abdullah II has stressed that the failure of a two-state…
New Pakistani-US dawn needed
By Katherine Marshall WASHINGTON, DC: The deaths of 24 Pakistani soldiers on November 26 during NATO operations at two border posts inside Pakistan was, as US President Barack Obama observed, a…