WASHINGTON, 23 July 2005 — The US Federal Bureau of Prisons says it has 119 prisoners with "specific ties" to international terrorist organizations. But it has no full-time Arabic translators... Full Story
“First time here in Jeddah? How do you like it?” Enquiring and curious eyes tell me they expect me politely to avoid having to answer honestly in order to spare the blushes of my hosts and the person
My airconditioning conked out. It was hot. Not just hot, I should say, but boiling hot. The temperature gauge on my car registered 52 degrees Celsius as we careened down the highway. “Well,” I surmised
BEIRUT, 21 July 2005 -— Lebanese singer Najwa Karam is currently holding negotiations with Lebanese director Nadine Libky for the direction of her new music video. Najwa explained she is making
CAIRO, 21 July 2005 — Young Egyptian actress Muna Zaki and actor Ahmad Al-Sakka have been reunited after a three-year separation, in the new film “An Al Ishq wal Hawa” (About Love and Romance), directed
CAIRO, 21 July 2005 — Egyptian singer Ehab Tawfiq has decided to try his hand at cinema production with the help of his brother and business manager Hussam Tawfiq. Ehab’s decision came after
CAIRO, 21 July 2005 — On her way to the Carthage festival to perform her scheduled concert, Tunisian singer Latifa was involved in a car accident, but emerged unscathed. The singer was in the
MAKKAH, 21 July 2005 — An 81-year-old Saudi man was shocked when he found out from a civil department employee that he died seven years ago. According to Al-Madinah newspaper, the man went to the civil
