Qaeda offshoot urges more attacks on US targets
DUBAI: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the Yemen-based group that claimed a botched Christmas Day attack on a US airliner, on Monday called for more American targets to be hit…
UN urges Egypt, Arab League to press Israel on Gaza
CAIRO: The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Monday urged Egypt and the Arab League to press Israel to allow reconstruction equipment into the blockaded…
Muslim cleric's London home seized to pay legal bills
LONDON: British legal aid authorities have seized the London home of jailed radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza to recover costs spent on defending him, they said Tuesday.The Egyptian-born former imam,…
Electricity minister in turnaround over nuclear site
CAIRO: In a strange turn of events, Minister of Electricity Hassan Younis denied reports claiming that Egypt's first nuclear power plant would be in Dabba, telling the Shoura Council Monday…
New law to expand Egypt's microfinance market
CAIRO: Microfinance has reached a new developmental stage in Egypt as microfinance institutions (MFIs) are "moving to a commercial footing rather than acting as primarily philanthropic organizations, a bank executive…
Jackson doctor denies manslaughter charge
Michael Jackson's doctor pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter here Monday in connection with the pop superstar's sudden death last year from a lethal cocktail of prescription drugs.Conrad Murray, 56,…
Berlin film fest looks back at 60 years of scandal
The Berlin Film Festival, now in its 60th year, was a child of the Cold War, a propaganda tool of the Allies, and a frequent political battleground that reached far…
'Complexions' rise to color and love
Dancers of the Complexions Contemporary Ballet appeared stripped to skin tones at the Cairo Opera House on Monday. Unadorned yet chiseled bodies, and lithe, needlepoint limbs are in focus in…
America's employment dilemma
BERKELEY: There are always two paths to boost employment in the short term. The first path is to boost demand for goods and services, and then sit back and watch…
Crunch time for Khamenei
Unless Iran s supreme leader changes course in his internal policies, the domestic stability of his regime in 2010 is going to be more fragile than in 2009. Tishe be…