Out of Arabia
Seen from the Middle East, the American debate on US foreign policy in the region is frequently tiresome, even if it can often have radical consequences on the lives of…
Queen hails king: actor Colin Firth leads British honors
Actor Colin Firth was rewarded in Queen Elizabeth II's birthday honors list on Saturday after he played her father in Oscar-winning film "The King's Speech." England cricket captain Andrew Strauss,…
Lady Gaga hails ‘revolutionaries of love’ at gay parade
Lady Gaga hailed gays on Saturday as the "revolutionaries of love" and called for "full equality now" for same-sex couples around the world in a speech in front of hundreds…
US, Chinese stars usher in Shanghai film festival
Susan Sarandon cracked jokes with Chinese actor Zhang Guoli. Matt Dillon tried out his Mandarin and Rupert Murdoch touted the new movie his Chinese-born wife is producing. Hollywood's elite joined…
A stimulating retelling of Ancient Egyptian stories
Ambassador Marc Franco, head of the European Union Delegation to Egypt, and his wife Rita Janssen hosted an intellectual night at their residence in Zamalek last week. Having vowed to…
Hamas rejects Fayyad as next Palestinian PM
GAZA CITY: Hamas on Sunday rejected the rival Fatah movement's nominee for prime minister, complicating plans to unify the dueling governments in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and jeopardizing…
EgyptAir to resume flights to Iraq after 21-year gap
CAIRO: Egypt's national carrier EgyptAir will resume flights to Iraq in mid-July after they were halted following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990, a top official said on Sunday. EgyptAir,…
Egypt questions ‘Somali terror cell’ members
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities are questioning seven members of an alleged Somali terror cell planning attacks on Western interests in Egypt and Israel, a security official told AFP on Sunday. Authorities…
Egypt backs Lagarde for IMF top job
CAIRO: Foreign Minister Nabil El-Araby on Sunday announced Egypt's support for French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde's bid to head the International Monetary Fund. "The Egyptian government supports the candidacy of…
African leaders launch talks on ‘Cape to Cairo’ trade bloc
JOHANNESBURG: African leaders launched talks Sunday to create the continent's biggest free-trade bloc, a $875 billion (€597 billion) market that would boost the region's economic profile. The so-called "Grand" Free…