Oil hits new 26-month high point
LONDON: Oil prices hit another 26-month peak on Friday, lifted by freezing weather and upbeat US data, before pulling lower on profit-taking before the Christmas and New Year break. At…
Prosecutor General frees 19 Omraneya detainees
CAIRO: Prosecutor General Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud ordered on Saturday the release of 19 defendants who were arrested following clashes with security forces in Omraneya over the construction of a Coptic church.…
Eight Americans killed in Aswan bus crash
CAIRO: Eight American tourists were killed and 21 injured on Sunday when their bus collided with a truck near the southern Egyptian city of Aswan, police and the official MENA…
NDP leaders criticize opposition at annual conference
CAIRO: A number of ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) leaders criticized Sunday the opposition forces and their performance during the recent parliamentary elections. In his opening speech marking the second…
Imam to tour nation promoting NYC Islamic center
NEW YORK: The Muslim cleric who hopes to build an Islamic center near the World Trade Center site said Friday that he'll tour the country in an effort "to inspire…
Three Israel spy cells busted: Egypt papers
CAIRO: The confessions of an Egyptian accused of spying for Israel has led to three espionage cells being dismantled in Lebanon and Syria, where an agent was executed in November,…
President praises ruling NDP; lays out plans for economic growth, reform
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak hailed the commitment demonstrated by members of the ruling NDP throughout the People’s Assembly (PA) elections, during his opening remarks at the annual National Democratic Party…
Bollywood hopes Christmas animation is a draw for audiences
India's animators are hoping that a film starring two of Bollywood's biggest stars will revive the sector's fortunes, after earlier efforts to popularize the cartoon genre fell flat. Ajay Devgn…
2010 was a ‘Perfect Gift’ for Canadian Tenors
A year after releasing their first hit album, the Canadian Tenors are delivering "The Perfect Gift," a compilation of traditional and contemporary holiday music. "You have the classics like 'O…
Hits, misses and sleepers of 2010
By Hillel Italie/ AP Dead men were big sellers in 2010, from Stieg Larsson and his Millennium trilogy to Mark Twain and the autobiography he wanted withheld until 100 years after…