By Tom Lewis Special to Ya Libnan Hubert Fattal's new show is a ten-year journey from the figurative to the decorative, that interprets the aesthetics of pattern, science and history in the liveliest terms.
Kuwait will soon announce the name of its ambassador to Iraq following positive security developments" in the war-ravaged country, foreign ministry undersecretary Khaled Al Jarallah was quoted as saying by the state Kuna news agency. "The move comes after Bahrain
Oil produced in the world's biggest oil-exporting region will be worth $750 billion (BD238.5bn) this year based on a $130-barrel average crude price - more than the first five years of this decade or the whole of the 1980s, the
Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a militant faction of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement, said it fired the rockets in response to Israeli violations of the June 19 ceasefire, and Israel's killing of one of its members. The killing was
Vice-chairman of the Public Commission for the Protection of Marine Life, Environment and Wildlife, Dr Ismaeel Al Madani told a Press conference that the government panel formed by the Cabinet last week to probe the matter took samples from the
Meanwhile, Shabab Oman has been receiving considerable coverage in the local press. The Romandy daily gave the ship's visit a full page treatment, while several TV channels have been highlighting the vessel's presence in Rouen and Oman's participation in the
Prime Minister Fuad Siniora, who was premier when Israel unleashed its military might on Lebanon in July 2006, is battling to form a unity government despite an accord hammered out with the Hezbollah-led opposition in May. Regionally, there are peace
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert plans to convene his cabinet on Tuesday, the day before, which is to give a final go-ahead for the move, the radio said. The Israeli military has been ordered to make final preparations so that
The militants opened fire at the Israeli motorist, lightly injuring him, as he was driving near the Jewish settlement of Alfei Menashe. Alfei Menashe in the northern West Bank near the 'green line' separating occupied Palestinian territory from Israel is
The sources said 10 rebels were killed in the violence that broke out late Thursday in the province of Sirnak near the Iraqi border. The other casualty was a member of an anti-rebel militia supported by the Turkish authorities. Since
Five other people were injured when the building, described as an 'ancient' one in the Mansura area, crumbled late on Thursday. Such incidents are relatively frequent in Egypt where building regulations are often flouted and additional floors are added without
I have been calling on Iranian authorities to fully comply with all relevant Security Council resolutions and continue their negotiations with European Union and concerned parties,' Ban said Thursday on his return from a two-week, three-nation Asian tour. Ban's call
Lebanese army vehicles and bulldozers could be seen moving for the first time into the farm, which lies some 300 metres (yards) away from other farms which Israel has occupied for more than 40 years. A road has been reconstructed
You liar Israel and you liar the White House... if you want to make an invasion we will give you such a response that you will regret your move,' Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani said in a Friday prayers sermon broadcast
Erdogan is the first Turkish leader to visit Iraq in nearly 20 years. The Turkish leader said both Baghdad and Ankara wanted to form a "security area that would eliminate terrorist threats between the two countries". Relations have often been
NAIROBI Tuesday, July 08, 2008 (IRIN) - HIV/AIDS funding to low- and middle-income countries reached a record level in 2007, according to a new report by UNAIDS.
JOHANNESBURG Wednesday, July 09, 2008 (IRIN) - The decision by the Group of Eight (G8) countries to divert money from their Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) funds to help poor countries adapt to climate change has been slammed. The eight industrialised
