Appeal by Pretty Woman Star Perplexes Palestinians
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He's been a prostitute's rich beau, an officer, a gentleman and a gigolo, but Palestinians can't fathom Richard Gere's latest incarnation as a cheerleader for their elections this weekend.
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When Israeli director Natalie Assouline told Palestinian women convicted of taking part in suicide bomb plots that she wanted to make a film about them, they thought she was crazy.
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The Israeli public wants a tough response, and some fear another episode of brinksmanship is at hand
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ONE OF Yasser Arafat&#39;s least-admired roles in the last few years was as the constantly cited excuse for international futility in Middle Eastern peace efforts.
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COLONEL Muammar Gaddafi is being accused by Palestinians of unfairly trying to help a Libyan contestant win the Middle East&#39; s answer to the TV talent show Idols.
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Worn down by four years of bloody conflict with Israel, Palestinians found a welcome diversion Sunday: watching Ammar Hassan, one of their own, compete for the title of best singer in the Arab world.
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He's been a prostitute's rich beau, an officer, a gentleman and a gigolo, but Palestinians can't fathom Richard Gere's latest incarnation.
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The Fatah leader has popular support, but faces lawlessness and other challenges.
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BEACH REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - Palestinian painter Fayez al-Hasni is in a situation most artists would envy. At 52, he has launched a genre that has brought him fame and fortune.
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Foreign envoys to the Palestinian Authority are being asked not to &quot;embrace&quot; Mahmoud Abbas and Ahmed Qureia or make statements that could provide fodder for the pair&#39;s opponents.
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The rapid decline of the 75-year-old Palestinian leader's health, the refusal of his wife and authorities at the French military hospital where he died last Thursday to release his medical records and Israel's threat a year ago to "remove" him have spawned a cottage industry of speculation among Palestinians.
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IN a rare display of common interest, Palestinian and Israeli officials called yesterday for the freeing of a CNN producer seized by armed men in the Gaza Strip.
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SALFIT, West Bank  - Thousands of Palestinians  gathered at a West Bank park on Sunday, defying Islamic  militant disapproval, in the hope their pop idol would become  the first Palestinian to win an Arab song contest.
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Despite tough odds, some Mideast women are gaining power.
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A gay woman who is facing deportation from Britain to her native Iran has had her removal deferred pending a legal challenge, her supporters told AFP Saturday.
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About 3000 Palestinians, some holding images of Ammar Hassan, gather in the West Bank to watch the final of the Arab Superstar contest.
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Palestinians hoping for a morale boost after four years of bloody conflict with Israel were disappointed Sunday, when their contestant in a much-watched contest for the Arab world's best singer lost to a Libyan.