Egypt has 4 months wheat stocks, GASC says
CAIRO: Egypt, the world's biggest wheat importer, said on Wednesday it had stocks of imported wheat to last for about four months, and even longer if the upcoming local harvest…
Jordan agrees to new price for Egypt gas: paper
CAIRO: Jordan has agreed to a new price for the gas that it imports from Egypt, a step that may help Cairo as it negotiates a higher price for its…
Yemen protests paralyze 2 cities, police kill two
SANAA: Yemeni security forces killed two protesters and wounded dozens on Wednesday as mass rallies demanding the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh paralysed two major cities on Wednesday, residents…
Israel revoked residency of 140,000 West Bankers
JERUSALEM: Israel quietly revoked the residency of 140,000 Palestinians living in the West Bank when they left to travel abroad in the years after the 1967 Six Day War, a…
Libya rebels seize Misrata airport, says report
TRIPOLI: Libyan rebels were reported to have taken control of Misrata airport on Wednesday after heavy fighting with forces loyal to Muammar Qaddafi, while a United Nations call for a…
UN reviews its role in Egypt post-Jan. 25
CAIRO: Since the January 25 Revolution, the United Nations has been actively helping Egypt through its transitional phase without imposing any foreign agendas, according to Khawla Mattar, United Nations Information…
Beyond the surface of Egypt’s sectarian clashes
By Sarah Khorshid CAIRO: I am confident that Islam prohibits attacking churches and harming innocent civilians, and hence Egyptian Muslims should not be put forced to defend themselves or their religion.…
Dial 9-1-1: Hold the phone
By Philip Whitfield Lightening the mood at a tête-à-tête with the Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai coming up to 25 years after Chairman Mao’s fall from grace, Henry Kissinger asked what he…
CAF says Hayatou denies corruption allegations
By AP CAIRO: The African football federation says its president and FIFA executive committee member Issa Hayatou denies the corruption allegations made against him in a British parliamentary hearing. CAF…
Moving past bin Laden
By Sydney Smith WASHINGTON, DC: The last ten years have been marked by the events of 9/11, which Osama bin Laden set in motion. The next ten years, however, need not…