Egypt cleric featured in Jewish lobby group ad
CAIRO: A full-page advertisement in Tuesday's Washington Post criticized several prominent Muslim leaders for hindering a Middle East peace process, including Egyptian cleric Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi.The advertisement, paid for by…
Tagammu Party members declare support for ElBaradei
CAIRO: Young members of the leftist Tagammu Party announced their support for Mohamed ElBaradei and declared that they joined the National Coalition for Change.A statement signed by 200 members from…
Will religious Zionist soldiers disobey orders to evacuate settlements?
JERUSALEM: Ever since the Obama administration insisted upon the settlement freeze, the Israeli public in general and religious Zionists in particular have been concerned (again) with the issue of whether…
Heeding Hillary's words
NEW YORK: For a wisp of a moment, it seemed as if the two-state solution had been taken off life-support. Still bedridden, to be sure, but no longer leaning at…
Will China lead?
NEW YORK: China's willingness to join negotiations on potential sanctions against Iran and to send President Hu Jintao to a nuclear security summit in Washington this month are important preliminary…
The return of industrial policy
CAMBRIDGE: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown promotes it as a vehicle for creating high-skill jobs. French President Nicolas Sarkozy talks about using it to keep industrial jobs in France. The…
Conversations with other women
It s still a man s world. These words may appear incongruous in modern society, but there is truth in them. A report released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation…
Conan O'Brien to make TBS his new late-night home
The late-night guessing game is over, with a startling twist: Conan O Brien has chosen TBS as his future talk-show home.Expected to debut in November, the as-yet-untitled show will return…
US-Egypt Business Leaders Forum launch entrepreneurship program
CAIRO: After several days of meetings, the US-Egypt Business Leaders Forum, along with Minister of Trade Rachid Mohamed Rachid and US Ambassador to Egypt Margaret Scobey, signed an agreement to…
Egypt mulls cigarette tax to boost health budget
CAIRO: Egypt s finance minister said on Monday he was ready to consider a new cigarette tax to boost healthcare spending for low income groups, which is being discussed in…
