The phantasmagoria of Pakistan's women's rights
SINGAPORE: The past few days have been filled with such dramatically contrasting…
Turkey's new wave cinema tackles difficult topics
ISTANBUL: When Turkish director Semih Kaplano?lu’s film “Honey” won the Golden Bear…
Depicting the prayer call
On June 2, Sotheby’s, the world’s most prestigious auction house and art-related…
Vintage McCartney lifts somber White House
Forty-six years after the Beatles invaded America, Paul McCartney rocked the White…
Cairo at the end of a long walk
“One long walk through Cairo” is how Amira Hanafi describes her project…
Refinery receives $2.3 bln loan
An Egyptian refining project has accumulated $2.3 billion in debt financing from…
Turkey joins Arab League meeting on flotilla raid
CAIRO: The Arab League held an emergency meeting Tuesday on the level…
Hamas says Rafah crossing with Egypt open
RAFAH: Gaza's Hamas rulers on Wednesday said the Rafah border crossing with…
Israeli raid puts wrench in US Mideast diplomacy, say analysts
WASHINGTON: The Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla puts a wrench…
Abbas to ask Obama for'bold decisions' on Middle East
BETHLEHEM: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Wednesday called for US President Barack…