Dubai downturn sends ripples throughout Arab world
AMMAN: Mahmoud Tamimi's friends call it the "Dubai syndrome - the insatiable longing for a city he loves but was forced to leave. Back in Dubai, the 31-year-old had a…
Egypt's Prime says FT bid for Mobinil low
CAIRO: Shares in Egypt's Mobinil are worth LE 283 to LE 337 ($51.78-61.66), much higher than the LE 245 France Telecom has offered to buy them at, its financial adviser…
Egypt mulls importing gas from Iraq to cover local demand
CAIRO: The Ministry of Petroleum is considering whether to import natural gas from Iraq to cover local demand, Minister Sameh Fahmy reportedly told the energy committee of the ruling National…
Charlie Chaplin to be animated star
Charlie Chaplin is to be brought to life as a cartoon character via an Indian-French collaboration that will see the legendary British comedian featured in an animated television series.DQ Entertainment,…
Egyptian slammed over 'multiple husband' series
Conservative figures in Egypt are furious over an Egyptian moviemaker's plan to produce a drama series about a woman with several husbands.Filmmaker Mustafa Mahram told Al-Arabiya that there was no…
Europe's troublesome neighbors
PARIS: Geography has dealt Europe a mixed hand. Europeans can congratulate themselves on being a relatively safe distance away from whatever tensions may accompany the rise of powers like India,…
Seek Islamic spirit, not state, say Muslim scholars
CASABLANCA: The Islamic state is a controversial issue in the West, as recent news confirms. Last October, an imam was killed and six men arrested by the FBI in Detroit…
Editorial: Egypt's Christmas shootings
CAIRO: Six Egyptian Copts and a Muslim security guard were shot with a machine gun as Christian worshippers left a church after mass on Coptic Christmas eve last Wednesday. News…
Egypt arrests three for Copt shootings
CAIRO: Egyptian police arrested Friday three suspects for the murder of six Copts and one security guard in a drive-by shooting Wednesday night in the Upper Egyptian town of Nagaa…
France deports radical imam to Egypt
PARIS: France on Thursday deported to Egypt a radical imam who for months had been inciting followers in Paris area mosques to rise up against the West, the government said.Described…