MP who proposed shooting protestors 'reprimanded'
The following article was published by by Daily News Egypt on May 4, 2010: CAIRO: The People’s Assembly (PA) reprimanded National Democratic Party member Nasha’at El-Qassas on Sunday for proposing…
The Earth is a mosque
BROOKLYN, New York: Last Thursday, on the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, I found myself thinking back to my first hiking trip to New York’s Bear Mountain. I was six…
Food miles flim-flam
African farmers lost millions in Europe's recent Icelandic-volcano flying ban but their greatest threat comes from European environmentalist fears and European Union farm subsidies. Just last week, the chairman of…
Europe's dominos of doom
BRUSSELS: The fear of contagion has spread over Europe. Many see Greece as the potential first domino to fall in a scenario that runs as follows: the Greek austerity measures…
Is the US trying to expose Israel nukes?
On first glance, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's comments at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday were rather innocuous. Speaking to the month-long review conference of the Nuclear…
Prosecution accuses April 6 activists of assaulting an officer
CAIRO: The Central Cairo prosecution office started on Monday investigations of a member of the April 6 youth movement, Ahmed Abu Doma, who was arrested during his participation in a…
Iran says plans new war games, photographed US ship
TEHRAN: Iran announced new naval war games on Tuesday and revealed that one of its military aircraft had photographed a US aircraft carrier, a day after Washington said Tehran was…
Obama extends sanctions on Syria for one year
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama Monday renewed US sanctions on Syria for a year, accusing Damascus of supporting "terrorist" groups and pursuing missile programs and…
World to stay reliant on fossil fuel until 2050, says Shell CEO
SINGAPORE: The world will remain heavily reliant on fossil fuels for the next 40 years, Shell's chief executive said Tuesday, as a massive US oil spill cast a cloud over…
Tabreed Saudi unit wins $480 mln Aramco deal, says report
DUBAI: The Saudi unit of Dubai-listed refrigeration and cooling company Tabreed has won a $480 million contract to build a central cooling station for Saudi Aramco, a newspaper reported on…