Shawcross selected in England squad to face Egypt
LONDON: Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross was selected in England s squad on Saturday for the friendly against Egypt shortly after being sent off for a horrific challenge on Aaron Ramsey…
PA finally adopts organ transplant bill to curb trafficking
CAIRO: Egypt s parliament voted by an overwhelming majority on Saturday to regulate organ transplants in a bid to curb illegal trafficking and tourism over the issue.The law bans commercial…
Peter Gabriel deconstructs music, reconstructs world
Peter Gabriel strips songs to their bare essentials in his latest album, the first in eight years, but he is as passionate about new technologies and saving the world as…
In polyglot Lebanon, one language falls behind: Arabic
BEIRUT: Lebanon, a tiny, vibrant Mediterranean country, prides itself on its polyglot society but for the country s youths native Arabic is not very cool. Hi, kifak? Ca Va? ?…
Volatility in US stocks seen amid fragile recovery
NEW YORK: Wall Street turns its focus to the job market in the coming week with a key labor market report due after a weekly loss for the first time…
Morgan Stanley sees 2010 pick up for Mideast M&A
DUBAI: Merger and acquisition activity in the Middle East is expected to recover in 2010, driven by sovereign wealth funds in Abu Dhabi and Qatar, the potential for consolidation in…
ElBaradei says change in Egypt is inevitable
CAIRO: The former head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency who has emerged as an opposition leader in Egypt appealed to the government Saturday to heed calls for change before…
Arab Socialist Party denies it is part of anti-ElBaradei bloc
CAIRO: Head of the Arab Socialist Party Wahid Al-Aqsari told Daily News Egypt Sunday that his party had no connection with what is known as the 'Opposition Parties Bloc' opposed…
Israel police storm holy site to quell protest
JERUSALEM: Israeli police forces stormed the most contentious holy site in Jerusalem on Sunday to disperse masked Palestinian protesters hurling objects at visiting foreign tourists they believed to be Jewish…
Court rules for gas exports to Israel, opposition claim procedural victory
CAIRO: The Supreme Administrative Court ruled on Saturday in favor of exporting gas to Israel saying that the decision is the "sovereign decision of the state and a matter of…