Arts & Culture
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Film
4/16/2014 11:56:59 PM
Film starring Egyptian/Lebanese diva Haifa Wahbe has grossed nearly LE1 million in its first week, but critics say it's porn masquerading as drama
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Arts & Culture
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Film
1/14/2014 1:24:03 PM
Has Wadjda received universal acclaim because it is an exceptional work of art? Or does it have more to do with the fact that this is the first film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia, and directed by a Saudi woman?
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World
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Region
11/28/2013 5:49:30 PM
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Arts & Culture
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Film
9/16/2013 10:06:27 AM
Saudi Arabia, where cinemas are banned, is to compete for an Oscar for the first time next year with feminist movie 'Wadjda', which tells of a young girl's quest to own a bicycle in the ultra-conservative kingdom
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World
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Region
5/25/2013 5:19:10 PM
An Israeli security expert reveals that Syrian hackers tried to break into the computers of the water system of the city of Haifa
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Arts & Culture
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Film
5/19/2013 7:25:47 PM
On picking up an award at Cannes for 'Wadjda', a film on a Saudi woman on a bicycle to protest the driving ban, filmmaker says the ultra-conservative kingdom is becoming more accepting
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World
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Region
4/25/2013 6:15:38 PM
Lebanon drone incident, intercepted by the air force off the northern coast of Israel, is an 'extremely grave' attempt to breach borders, Israeli PM Netanyahu says
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World
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Region
3/21/2013 9:38:53 PM
After brief visit to occupied W. Bank, US president insists Palestinians 'must recognise that Israel will be Jewish state' and that 'Israelis have right to insist on security'
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Arts & Culture
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Film
12/17/2012 2:32:02 PM
Saudi film "Wadjda" won the best Arabic feature film at the Dubai Film Festival yesterday Sunday 16 December
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Business
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Economy
10/17/2012 1:41:08 PM
Shipping line shifts operations to Haifa in Israel due to ongoing labour disruptions at Egypt's Ain Sokhna Port
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Business
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Economy
10/14/2012 5:14:56 PM
Freezing of operations at Ain Sokhna prompts a local firm shipping Turkish goods to Saudi Arabia to bypass Egypt, in a further blow to an already troubled economy
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World
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Region
10/8/2012 7:05:02 PM
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Arts & Culture
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Film
9/3/2012 8:03:17 PM
Saudi Arabia's first feature film, created by AUC-educated Haifaa Al Mansour, is a major breakthrough in a country where showing films in public is illegal
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Arts & Culture
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Film
8/14/2012 12:37:15 PM
Abu Dhabi-based Arabic short film festival announces jury panel, which includes Egyptian filmmaker Amr Salama and Saudi Arabia’s first female filmmaker Haifaa Al-Mansour
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World
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Region
6/20/2012 5:27:08 PM
Government report slams Israel's political leaders for 'lack of preparedness' before 2010 forest fire that killed 44 people near northern city of Haifa
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World
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Region
9/27/2011 4:51:42 PM
Members of Haifa-based sect will face trial for allegedly conspiring against Iranian national security
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Arts & Culture
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Music
1/6/2011 12:50:49 PM
The 40-member ensemble gives its inaugural performance in the West Bank city of Ramallah before touring east Jerusalem and Haifa
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World
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Region
12/4/2010 5:57:28 PM
In a rare phone call, the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed condolences over the fire northern Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Egypt
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Politics
12/3/2010 1:42:22 PM
As Israel combats wildfires, Egypt pledges assistance
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World
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Region
12/3/2010 11:04:03 AM
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