With Palestinians painted into a corner, peace talks hinge on US guidance
RAMALLAH: With pressure mounting on the Palestinians to return to negotiations with Israel even without a full settlement construction freeze in occupied territory, the onus has very much shifted onto…
Pig-cull induced street rubbish: a 'national scandal'
CAIRO: The Egyptian government's decision to cull all of the country's 300,000 pigs in May 2009 is increasingly being viewed by experts and officials as a gross mistake as piles…
French report calls for burqa ban
PARIS: A French parliament report called Tuesday for a ban on the full Islamic veil, saying Muslim women who wear the burqa were mounting an unacceptable challenge to French values.After…
Governor to offer compensation to Nagaa Hammadi victims' families
CAIRO: Qena Governor Magdy Ayoub announced Tuesday that the families of those killed and wounded in a drive-by shooting outside a church in Nagaa Hammadi on Coptic Christmas Eve will…
Cup chokers Ivory Coast mystified at Algeria loss
LUANDA: Not for the first time Didier Drogba and his Ivory Coast teammates turned up at the Africa Cup of Nations wearing the mantle of favorite only to flatter to…
Egypt rematch against Algeria will be 'war,' says Mohamed Zidan
BENGUELA: Egypt striker Mohamed Zidan says his team s Africa Cup of Nations semi-final against Algeria here on Thursday will be a "war, which Egypt have to win to prove…
Algeria hero Bouazza relishing another crack at Egypt
BENGUELA: Playing defending champions Egypt Thursday in an Africa Cup of Nations semi-final here is a dream come true for Algeria hero Hameur Bouazza.The 24-year-old wide midfielder from English second-tier…
