Climate change to deal blow to fruits, nuts: study
WASHINGTON: Climate change is expected to alter the global industry in fruits and nuts dramatically as tree crops such as pistachios and cherries struggle in the rising temperatures, researchers said.…
Egypt says will not raise electricity prices
CAIRO: Egypt will not raise electricity prices for the fiscal year starting July 1, state-run Al-Ahram newspaper cited the electricity minister as saying. Some analysts said the decision is meant…
Cairo ICT sees surge in visitors this year
CAIRO: This year’s Cairo ICT saw a 36 percent increase in visitors from the previous year, Osama Kamal, managing director of Trade Fairs International, said Saturday at the closing of…
Doctors demand resignation of health minister
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Tens of doctors organized a march Sunday from the Doctors’ Syndicate to the Ministry of Health demanding the resignation of Minister Ashraf Hatem as well as "corrupt"…
The Arab Spring’s summersault
By Philip Whitfield CAIRO: Take stock. Egypt’s democratic dream hangs by a thread. Libya’s death throes and Syria’s killing fields are civil war nightmares. Yemen is a chimera, Bahrain has been…
Netanyahu’s stance jeopardizes Israel’s security
By Alon Ben-Meir The supposed controversy over President Obama's speech on the Middle East, manufactured by Prime Minster Netanyahu and enabled by the media, is disgraceful and insincere. President Obama said…
In defense of reason, not Israel
By Amr Yossef As Norman Finkelstein told his audience at the American University in Cairo that “the biggest threat to Israel is that Egyptians will enter the modern world, and reclaim…
Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion
By Jorge Sampaio and Irina Bokova All cultures contribute to the enrichment of humankind. Human beings must respect one another in all their diversity of belief, culture and language. Differences within…
Israel ministers slam Rafah reopening
JERUSALEM: Israeli ministers on Sunday slammed Egypt's decision to reopen its Rafah border crossing with Egypt, warning that terror groups would be able to move weapons and people freely through…
Egypt eases travel restrictions for Gaza travelers
RAFAH, Gaza Strip: Egypt eased travel restrictions for residents of Gaza on Saturday, eroding a blockade of the Palestinian territory imposed by Israel to isolate its Islamist Hamas rulers. Egypt,…