SALMAN Rushdie’s tenth novel opens in Arab Spain in 1195, when disgraced court physician and philosopher Ibn Rushd takes in the mysterious 16-year-old orphan Dunia.

Egyptian military police have beaten protesters to clear them from outside the Cabinet office where they had planned to press demands for sweeping political reforms.

Egyptian military police have beaten protesters to clear them from outside the Cabinet office where they had planned to press demands for sweeping political reforms.

SYRIA'S 29-year military presence in Lebanon ended yesterday when Syrian soldiers flashing victory signs crossed back over the border, completing a retreat brought about by international pressure and massive Lebanese protests.