Three hurt in Lebanon over Egypt's Gaza barrier
BEIRUT: Police have clashed with stone-throwing protesters outside Egypt's embassy in Beirut and at least three people were injured.About 200 people took part in Saturday's protest over Egypt's construction of…
US delegation in Cairo, as Egypt decries foreign interference in Nagaa Hammadi affair
CAIRO: An American delegation from the US Commission on International Religious Freedom is currently in Egypt, with plans to discuss the recent Nagaa Hammadi shootings, though the visit had been…
Trade ministry rejects cement price increase
CAIRO: The government rejected an attempt by the cement industry to raise prices based on sustained high demand, according to news reports.Suez Cement, a subsidiary of Italian company Italcementi, and…
Egypt's Concord eyes up to $750 mln from Japan
CAIRO: Egyptian company Concord International Investments aims to raise up to $750 million from Japanese investors seeking more exposure to Egypt s undervalued firms and growing economy, the fund manager…
'Inglourious Basterds' wins SAG film award
While Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock s chances for Academy Award gold were advanced with their trophies at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the blockbuster Avatar may have felt a…
"Guys and Dolls" actress Jean Simmons dies at 80
Jean Simmons, whose ethereal screen presence and starring roles with Hollywood s top actors made her a mid-century film icon, has died at age 80.The actress, who sang with Marlon…
Misr International Films and BBC open a new frontier for TV drama
In an unprecedented venture into the world of TV drama, Youssef Chahine's Misr International Films (MIF) and BBC World Service Trust are bringing a new media platform to the Arab…
London exhibition shows West's 'debt' to Muslim scholars
LONDON: The debt owed by European scholars to their Muslim counterparts on everything from water pumps and blood circulation to engineering and map-making was unveiled in a London exhibition on…
The UN to the rescue on climate change
PARIS: The United Nations' General Assembly is the world's only body in which all countries vote, with majority rule prevailing. There is no unanimity requirement or veto in the General…
How to undermine an alliance
TOKYO: 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Japan-United States Security Treaty. But, instead of celebrating an agreement that has helped stabilize East Asia for a half-century,…