Italy’s Far-right Opposes Muslim Swim Class

A swimming pool in northern Italy has supported an initiative by the local Islamic center and announced courses, specially designed for Muslim women. The effort, planned as way of social integration, is not welcomed by Italian…

Khalifa Haftar vows to ‘take Tripoli’ from Islamists

An anti-Islamist former Libyan general, Khalifa Haftar, said Friday he has given himself two weeks to take Benghazi and three months to recapture the capital Tripoli.The strongman, who is allied to the Libyan parliament, has been…

EU expands Syria sanctions list

LUXEMBOURG: European Union foreign ministers agreed Monday to expand sanctions against Syria, adding 16 names and two entities to the blacklist for their role in a “brutal war” against their own people.The move targeted 14…

Egyptians held in Libya with fake visas

Libyan HerladEgyptians with fake travel documents are continuing to try and arrive and work in Libya. The latest group to be nabbed was sent home from Misrata yesterday. The 55 Egyptians were all reported to have had fake Libyan…

Intel profits: Chip-maker up 13% on recovering PC market

BBCChip-maker Intel said net profit for the third quarter rose to $3.32bn (£2.09bn) from $2.95bn a year earlier.Profit rose as demand for personal computers recovered after previous years of decline. Sales rose 8% to $14.6bn,…

Kerry holds surprise Libya talks in Paris

Al Arabiya NewsU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will hold surprise talks in Paris with his Libyan counterpart on Tuesday amid growing international concern over the turmoil flourishing in the North African nation.Kerry will…

The Son by Philipp Meyer – review

In his 2001 memoir, Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen, Larry McMurtry offers a succinct, yet highly poignant, account of the inherent tragedy of Texan culture, culminating in the observation that "the first explorers, marvelling at the…

Yousra pushes for politics at ‘Rotana’ Ramadan dinner

Production company ‘Rotana’s Ramadan feast was surely one we wouldn’t have wanted to miss with hot celebrities and press all in attendance.During the feast, Egyptian controversial director Enas Al Dughaidi and actress Nabila Obeid…