Egypt’s GDP grows 5.9 pct in Apr-Jun, says cabinet
CAIRO: Egypt's gross domestic product (GDP) accelerated to an annualized 5.9 percent in the three months to end-June, indicating the country had rebounded from the global downturn, a cabinet statement…
US assurances may boost direct peace talks
CAIRO: Egypt said Wednesday it has received US assurances that may help in restarting direct peace talks between the Palestinians and Israel. Egyptian presidential spokesman Suleiman Awwad did not disclose…
5 French-Egyptian nationals die in road accident
RAFAH: Five Egyptian-French dual nationals, including three children, died in a car accident Wednesday in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, reported the state news agency and hospital officials. The car crashed into…
Gulf flow has stopped, but where’s the oil?
NEW ORLEANS: In the nearly two weeks since a temporary cap stopped BP's gusher at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, not much oil has been showing up on…
Boat of plastic bottles ends 4-month Pacific sail
SYDNEY: A sailboat largely constructed from 12,500 recycled plastic bottles has completed a 4-month journey across the Pacific Ocean meant to raise awareness about the perils of plastic waste. The…
Plankton, base of ocean food web, in big decline
WASHINGTON: Despite their tiny size, plant plankton found in the world's oceans are crucial to much of life on Earth. They are the foundation of the bountiful marine food web,…
Earth’s climate future may be etched in Greenland bedrock
PARIS: Scientists hit Greenland bedrock this week after five years of drilling through 2.5 kilometers (1.6-mile) of solid ice, a 14-nation consortium announced Wednesday. Ice core samples from Eemian period…
‘World’s oldest tweeter’ Ivy Bean dies at 104
LONDON: Ivy Bean, who became an online celebrity as the oldest known user of micro-blogging site Twitter, has died at the age of 104. Pat Wright, manager of the care…
Apple iPod Nano may pose fire hazard, says Japan
TOKYO: Japan's industry ministry has ordered Apple to report on measures it will take regarding cases of its iPod Nano music player overheating and catching fire, an official said Thursday.…
Bunker-busting ATM attacks show security holes
LAS VEGAS: A hacker has discovered a way to force ATMs to disgorge their cash by hijacking the computers inside them. The attacks demonstrated Wednesday targeted standalone ATMs. But they…