Two Israelis arrested for heckling Obama aide in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM: Two right-wing Israeli activists were arrested on Thursday after they heckled White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel as he toured Jerusalem's Old City, police said. "Itamar Ben Gvir…
Saudi diplomats in Sudan receive threat messages, says official
RIYADH: Saudi diplomats in the Sudanese capital have recently received threats that are being taken seriously by Riyadh, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. "There was a threat ... We…
Groups protest Israel denying US student's entry
DETROIT: Arab-American and civil rights groups are protesting Israel's decision to deny entry of a US university student of Palestinian descent for a study-abroad program. The Palestine Cultural Office, Arab-American…
Palestinian leader says he's committed to peace
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he plans to reassure President Barack Obama during their upcoming meeting that he is committed to peace with Israel. Abbas, who is…
Israel indicts 2 Arab citizens in aiding Hezbollah
JERUSALEM: Israel indicted two prominent activists from its Arab minority on Thursday for allegedly assisting the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. The Shin Bet security service said Amir Makhoul confessed to…
Egypt index climbs, led by soaring OT
CAIRO: Orascom Telecom lept 8.5 percent, boosted by announcements it will negotiate the sale of its Algerian Djezzy unit to the Algerian government and might consider bidding for control of…
The city at the far end of the world: Part 2
Three weeks ago, I was invited by a South-African NGO called the Arterial Network on a “sponsored cultural tour to the Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa).” During my…
Egypt shuts two Torah Cement production lines
Egypt has shut down two of Torah Cement's production lines and filed a case on charges the company damaged the environment, the environment ministry said on Tuesday. Torah, majority owned…
Tenders for wind generation projects by year-end
An international tender for a number of wind-generated electricity plants with a capacity of 1,000 MW will be offered before the end of the year to local and foreign investors,…
Egypt backs subsidy increase, budget impact neutral
Egypt will spend an additional LE 32 billion ($5.65 billion) on subsidies in 2010/11, but the increase will not affect the overall budget deficit, the finance minister said on Wednesday.…