Danish minister meets Muslim diplomats over book on Prophet cartoons
COPENHAGEN: Denmark's foreign minister on Wednesday met ambassadors of 17 Muslim countries…
Egyptian pound hits 6-week high vs dollar
CAIRO: The Egyptian pound strengthens to as high as 5.6875 to the…
A moment of clarity with Walter Chappell
From the desert of New Mexico to the desert of Egypt, bursts…
Actor Tony Curtis dies at Las Vegas home
Tony Curtis, the Bronx tailor's son who became a 1950s movie heartthrob…
Arthur Penn, director of ‘Bonnie and Clyde,’ dies
"Bonnie and Clyde" wasn't a movie that director Arthur Penn wanted to…
200 years of Chopin celebrated at the Pyramids
Polish composer Frédéric Chopin’s life may seem like a breath compared to…
Doctors’ Syndicate head agrees to discuss controversial new medical council, exam
CAIRO: Head of the Doctors’ Syndicate Hamdy El-Sayyed agreed to hold a…
Contradictory accounts over Al-Azhar’s ban on Muslim Brotherhood book
CAIRO: Contradictory accounts have marked a recent book on the Muslim Brotherhood…
US, European diplomats strive to save Mideast peace talks
JERUSALEM: US envoy George Mitchell and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton…
Panelists point out impasses in Egypt’s PPP development
Egypt currently has 23 public-private partnership (PPP) projects open for tendering to…