Rich countries, banks may chip in for swine flu bill
CAIRO: Wealthy nations and development banks will be asked to donate $1.48…
Wide awake in the Big Mango: How Cairo scoffs at sleep
CAIRO: I m addicted to being awake, says Sameh Marghani, under the…
A missed opportunity for Israel
TEL AVIV: Israel's government erred in not cooperating with the Goldstone Commission,…
Treating Al-Qaeda
PRINCETON: Although Al-Qaeda's leadership, beliefs, and ideology are rooted in Saudi Arabia,…
American and Muslim, band of Sufi mystics aims to go global
With a discombobulating mix of blonde hair and ecstatic cries of "Allah,…
China's 'City of Life and Death' wins San Sebastian film prize
Chinese director Lu Chuan s account of the Japanese occupation of Nanjing…
Egypt lifts tariff on sugar imports
CAIRO: Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif announced this week that Egypt would temporarily…
Cutting rice cultivation unlikely to reduce water consumption, says analyst
CAIRO: Egypt has decided to cut domestic rice cultivation by one third,…
12 MB members arrested in Beheira
CAIRO: Security forces arrested 12 Muslim Brotherhood deputy leaders in the governorate…