Apartheid icon Makeba honored at MTV Africa awards
Home favorite Nigerian artist 2Face swooped two main awards as South Africa's legendary singer Miriam Makeba was posthumously honored at the MTV Africa Music Awards on Saturday in Lagos. South…
No Idea: The elephant in the room
By Sarah Atwood A disparate compilation of scenes and verses borne of brainstorming sessions on the streets of London, “No Idea” — starring the Improbable Theater Company’s Lisa Hammond and…
Mubarak dismisses vote fraud charges
By Yasmine Saleh/Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday dismissed allegations that last month's parliamentary election was rigged and said any violations were too minor to undermine its legitimacy. Analysts…
Australia FM: time running out on peace process
CAIRO: Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd warned in talks with Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday that time is running out on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Canberra is concerned because…
WikiLeaks cables ‘tip of the iceberg’, says Aboul Gheit
CAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Saturday that US diplomatic cables published by whistle-blower WikiLeaks were just the "tip of the iceberg" and showed Egypt had nothing to…
ElBaradei in Minya: Opposition will unite
By Sarah El Deeb /AP MAGHAGHA: Leading Egyptian democracy advocate Mohamed ElBaradei said he is pushing to unify the country's opposition groups to build enough numbers for pro-reform protests after parliamentary…
Egypt says no information on ‘abducted’ migrants
CAIRO: Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Saturday his country has no information concerning reports that hundreds of Eritrean hostages are being held by people traffickers in the…
Egypt denies US writer entry
CAIRO: An Egyptian airport official says an American writer and translator has been denied entry into the country. The official said Raymond Stock was turned back Friday upon arrival from…
A wonderland of wacky Wikileaks
By Patricia DeGennaro NEW YORK: Wikileaks made another 250,000 secret documents available on its website site for review. Now in addition to thousands from Afghanistan and Iraq, one can view cables…
WikiLeaky power
By Pierre Buhler PARIS: Beyond the headlines, the embarrassment of governments, and the blow dealt to the secrecy of diplomatic correspondence, WikiLeaks’ exposure of US diplomatic cables offers a raw…