One of Cannes' favorite filmmakers, Turkey's Nuri Bilge Ceylan, has returned to the international film festival, offering a breather from hard-hitting movies on social themes with a highly personal family drama. Almost 40 and already winner of a batch of
Parent groups from the southern coastal city of Sidon's public and private schools met with Sidon MP Bahia Hariri over the weekend to discuss the negative repercussions recent street clashes in Lebanon might have had on students. Hariri stressed the
The heavy fighting witnessed in the Chouf region between opposition supporters and members of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), which resulted in a large number of casualties, left palpable scars in the Chouf. The town of Choueifat, southeast of the
Lebanese news media have found themselves engrossed in the latest political and sectarian violence to hit Lebanon, as they are used as weapons both sides. Most newspapers, television and radio stations are affiliated with or owned by political parties, a
In a country where the term "survival of the fittest" can take on extra resonance, Baghdad bodybuilding buffs worship at a temple to the Terminator - these days known as California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. On a dusty side street in
China on Sunday declared three days of national mourning and suspended the Olympic torch relay nearly a week after a massive quake struck the country's southwest, as the death toll continued to mount. The announcements came after a powerful aftershock
Most of Lebanon's top political figures are on an excursion to a foreign country in hopes (one assumes) of improving the situation in their own. The dazzling Doha hotel serving as their venue happens to have the shape of a
The price of oil spiked to $128 a barrel last week and has been taking Dubai house prices up with it. Even the most cursory survey of price changes over just the past two months shows 10%-15%...Continue to the full
Founded in 1958, Al Shabab Al Arabi club is celebrating under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum its 50th anniversary and has seized this opportunity to launch a full...Continue to the full story at www.dubaichronicle.com
Dubai Trade, the innovative online service provider and business facilitator, today announced the launch of its Centralized E-Payment Gateway (CePG) that enables online payment transactions with...Continue to the full story at www.dubaichronicle.com
Dubai-owned master developer Nakheel on Sunday launched the Badrah district in its Waterfront mega development.The first phase of sales for Badrah - the second residential district to be announced...Continue to the full story at www.dubaichronicle.com
The recent inspections by the Dubai Municipality (DM) of accommodations have shown a big rise in the practice of many families sharing a single apartment by erecting partitions, said a senior DM...Continue to the full story at www.dubaichronicle.com
Beirut / Doha - During the first day of the Qatari-mediated dialogue talks in Doha , the rival Lebanese leaders tackled divisive issues at the heart of Lebanon's political crisis and formed committees to deal with each issue
Beirut - An electoral committee formed Saturday in Doha from six members of the Lebanese rivals has agreed on adopting a new election law, DPA learned from a delegate.
Beirut - Lebanon's Army Chief Gen. Michel Suleiman said that Hezbollah did the Israeli enemy a big favor when it used the resistance arms in internal fighting
In separate speeches delivered an ocean apart, the two standard-bearers of the Republican Party on Thursday offered rosy visions of a future designed to gladden the hearts of Israel-centered neoconservatives without offering any details about how their dreams will be
The United States has warned Beijing over reported use of Chinese weapons by insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the Asian giant's continued sale of arms to Iran, Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said on Thursday.
Kuwait's minority Shiites are looking to boost their strength in Parliament when the country goes to the ballot box on Saturday amid sectarian sentiment and regional tensions. While some Shiites believe that disputes with the emirate's Sunni ruling majority are
Iraq on Friday offered cash in exchange for weapons in the main northern city of Mosul, described by US commanders as Al-Qaeda's last urban bastion in the country, on the third day of a crackdown against the insurgents. Premier Nuri
The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution opening the way to a gradual return of UN staff to Somalia and possibly resulting in the deployment of peacekeepers there. Resolution 1814, adopted late Thursday, calls on UN chief Ban
