Picasso, royal tapestries in unique show in Romania
Fifty-five tapestries created by the French royal Manufacture des Gobelins and by contemporary artists like Picasso and Miro went on display from Friday in Bucharest, in a world premiere. "A…
Posthumous Winehouse album ‘reflects chaotic life’
A posthumous album by Amy Winehouse, a rough and ready assortment of alternative versions of hits, unreleased tracks and covers, has been hailed as a poignant snapshot of the singer's…
An Egyptian novelist reads in Frankfurt
On Nov. 24, Egyptian novelist Khaled Alkhamissi read excerpts from his bestselling novel “Taxi” to an audience in Frankfurt as part of the “Festival of Egyptian Culture.” “Taxi” is Alkhamissi’s…
Israeli ambassador to take up Cairo post Monday
JERUSALEM: Israel's new ambassador to Egypt, Yaakov Amitai, is to take up his post in Cairo on Monday, three months after an attack on the mission, a foreign ministry source…
Military Council affirms parliament role over constitution
CAIRO: The army has said only parliament will choose the make-up of a constituent assembly, appearing to retreat from earlier statements that riled Islamists and others when a general said…
Editorial: The Definition of Insanity
By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: The Egyptian people are fighting battles on all fronts, armed with nothing but hope that the handful of other Egyptians they’re betting on won’t fail them.…
Yemen seeks gasoline in January in tender
LONDON: Yemen is seeking to import four cargoes of gasoline in January via a tender, traders said on Friday. The country's largest refinery was forced to stop production in mid-November…
Qatar creates 50 mln euro fund for French suburb start-ups
PARIS: Qatar has set up a €50-million ($67-million) fund for entrepreneurs from France's often-deprived suburbs to set up businesses, the Gulf nation's ambassador to Paris said Friday. "Qatar is not…
Africa’s Sahel desert regions face major food crisis: UN
GENEVA: The United Nations warned Friday that Africa's Sahel region faced a serious food crisis and appealed for urgent action to save a million children at risk of malnutrition. "With…
Trade chiefs to avoid negotiating Doha commerce liberalization round
GENEVA: Trade chiefs will avoid negotiating on the 10-year-old Doha commerce liberalization round at a meeting in Geneva next week. Diplomats say the Dec. 15-17 ministerial meeting of the World…