Arab world says hopes in Obama are dwindling
BEIRUT: Arabs across the Middle East are unconvinced the United States will stand up to Israel despite Washington s rare public outrage over plans to build new Jewish homes in…
Ashton, in Gaza, condemns violence after fatal rocket fire
GAZA CITY: EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton condemned any kind of violence on Thursday after Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, where she was on a brief visit, fired…
Newspaper in hot water over reports of Wafd-NDP deal
CAIRO: Al-Wafd party is taking legal action against Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper for what it considers the publication of false information regarding reports of the opposition party striking a covert deal…
Egypt summons Israeli diplomat over Jerusalem clashes
CAIRO: Egypt s foreign ministry summoned Israel s charge d affaires on Wednesday in protest at its provocative measures in occupied East Jerusalem, a day after hundreds of Palestinians clashed…
Egypt: Stimulus pressure
CAIRO: With the advent of the global financial crisis, most countries saw their construction activities grind to a halt as banks tightened lending. In this respect, Egypt is proving resilient;…
Finding Neverland in Cairo
Currently showing at the Palace of Arts at the Cairo Opera House is a refreshing little show titled "Capturing Neverland. Orchestrated by Sara Khazem, a Lebanese-American photographer, the show exhibits…
The beautiful loneliness of writing
A giant squid might never in its lifetime encounter another of its species. Pondering upon this most solitary of creatures, Sai is taken by melancholy. Yet even in the early…
Gates of Glory and Facades of Fame
The road between Bab Zuweila and Bab El-Fotouh, two of the entrances to medieval Cairo, is considered by UNESCO to be among the richest caches of Muslim architecture in the…