Sofia: From lady James Bond to a mother of two!
Actress Sofia Hayat is all set to surprise with her upcoming projects, A GOODNITE (with Kay Kay Menon) and NAACHLE LONDON.In fact quite contrary to her image A GOODNIGHT features the actress in a totally new avatar. Says Sofia, "My character is that of a strong female and has shades of grey. You can say that I play a lady James Bond sort of a role!"What about her other project, NAACHLE LONDON ...

Syria, Qatar, Turkey said willing to take prisoners deported in Shalit deal
Hamas official tells Al-Hayat three countries willing to absorb the 40 Palestinian prisoners whose release Israel has conditioned on deportation.

Newspapers Review: Netanyahu’s Letter to Abbas Dominate Dailies
RAMALLAH, May 13, 2012 (WAFA) – The three Palestinian Arabic dailies Sunday highlighted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s response to President Mahmoud Abbas’ letter, which he received on Saturday.

Nipis, Nipis dan Nipis
ASUS memperkenalkan ultrabook kuasa Taiwan Didedahkan buat pertama kali di Computex tahun ini, ASUS Ultrabook memukau mata semua dengan rekabentuknya, kelajuan untuk proses 'boot up' cepat dan jangka hayat bateri yang tahan lama. Pihak media sendiri telah menggelarkannya sebagai jaguh baru IT. Walaupun bukan syarikat pertama yang melancarkan ultrabook, ASUS telah mengambil langkah yang teratur ...

Newspapers Review: Dailies Highlight Likud Meeting in Settlement
RAMALLAH, April 21, 2012 (WAFA) – The main front page story in Saturday’s issue of al-Hayat al-Jadida touched on a planned meeting of the Israeli right wing Likud party in the settlement of Beit El, near Ramallah, on Sunday to discuss annexation of the West Bank to Israel.

Athletics-Doha Diamond League results=2
Shakes-Drayton (Britain) 55.25 4. Lauren Boden (Australia) 55.75 5. Hayat Lambarki (Morocco) 56.29 6. Jasmine Chaney (U.S.) 56.55 7. Anna Jesien (Poland) 56.89 8. Stephanie McPherson (Jamaica) 58.61 Women's Pole Vault 1. Anastasiya Savchenko (Russia) 4.57 2. Silke Spiegelburg (Germany) 4.57 3. Nikolia Kiriakopoulou (Greece) 4.50 4. Vanessa Boslak (France) 4.50 4=. Kate Dennison (Britain) 4.50 6 ...

Morocco's economy grows 2.2%: Newspaper
(MENAFN) Morocco's economy slowed down to 2.2 percent during the first quarter compared to 4.7 percent in the fourth quarter 2011, Al Hayat newspaper reported. The newspaper attributed the ...

Syria releases journalists - but more remain in jail
Syria has released Turkish journalists Adem Özköse and Hamit Coşkun after more than two months in custody. Özköse, a columnist with the daily paper Milat who also reports for the magazine Gercek Hayat, and freelance cameraman Coşkun were detained by pro-government militiamen in mid-March. As they celebrated their freedom, eight of the 13 Syrian journalists arrested in a raid on the offices of ...

Reports: Iran tried to kill Saudi ambassador to Cairo
Two Saudi dailies reported Tuesday that the Egyptian security services had foiled three months ago an Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Cairo. Citing an embassy official, Al-Hayat and a-Sharq dailies reported that Egyptian security services had informed the Saudi authorities of an arrest, three months ago of three Iranians.

Newspapers Review: News of Settlement with Hotel Dominates Dailies
RAMALLAH, May 2, 2012 (WAFA) – The three Palestinian Arabic dailies Wednesday highlighted on their front page the decision by the West Jerusalem municipality to build thousands of housing units and an 1100-room hotel in an area of occupied East Jerusalem bordering Bethlehem.