German police raid suspected Islamists
BERLIN: German police raided 43 apartments on Wednesday in an operation targeting Islamists suspected of radicalizing more than 100 people into attending an Egyptian school where terrorist recruiters allegedly operate.The…
African Union seeks ICC statute amendment
ADDIS ABABA: The African Union on Tuesday sought an amendment to the Rome Statute to authorize the UN General Assembly to defer cases when the Security Council fails to decide…
Ahmadinejad says willing to out Iran uranium
TEHRAN: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran is willing to send its uranium abroad to be further enriched, as Western powers moved Wednesday towards tougher sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear…
Hamas 'ready for Fatah unity deal', says Egypt
CAIRO: Egypt on Tuesday welcomed statements by Hamas leaders that they were ready to seal a unity deal with the rival Fatah faction but said Cairo s blueprint for Palestinian…
Four deaths in tumultuous day for Sinai and Gaza
CAIRo: In a tumultuous 24 hours in Sinai and the Gaza Strip near the border, four people died in three separate incidents and at least seven others were injured. Additionally,…
Mortgage market targets LE 10 bln by 2013
CAIRO: If the Mortgage Finance Fund can reach their goal, Egypt's mortgage market will jump from LE 4 billion to LE 10 billion in the next three years, MENA reported.Iman…
Telecoms lift Egypt index, rally expected
CAIRO: Egypt's leading index climbed 1.6 percent to 7,038 points, its highest level since Oct. 28, led by Orascom Telecom and Telecom Egypt. The market is being pushed by positive…
Bridges, Bullock tabbed as early Oscar favorites
Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock are early favorites to win Oscars in the top acting categories at the Academy Awards, oddsmakers said Tuesday. Avatar is considered the favorite among 10…
If a summer is worth repeating
From the wraparound nostalgia of youth and its rose-tinted memories arises a drive to recapture the essence of a moment; hence the return to a specific place might bring you…
Iran's revolutionary echoes
STONY BROOK, NY: Iran's continued unrest, now extending through the 30th anniversary of the revolution that toppled the Shah, raises the question of whether the Islamic Republic is about to…
