Oil trims early loss on year's first trading day
LONDON: The oil market kicked off 2009 feebly on Friday, falling nearly…
With a Grain of Salt: Merci for your impartiality
CAIRO: I received a phone call from a French TV correspondent asking…
The tale of a former Egyptian child maid in the US
IRVINE, California/CAIRO, Egypt: Late at night, the neighbors saw a little girl…
Factories slash output, jobs around world
BEIJING: Factories in China and India joined much of Europe in slashing…
Aboul Gheit: Hamas must stop rockets in any truce
CAIRO: Egypt s foreign minister said Thursday that Hamas must ensure rocket…
Sing in the new with the latest musical games
What does Auld Lang Syne mean, anyway? And who knows the lyrics…
Israel wants international truce monitors
GAZA CITY: Israel assassinated a Hamas strongman on Thursday in its first…
Writers' Union talks translation
The Egyptian Writers' Union held its annual literary conference last week at…