Egypt finish 2009 on top of Arab teams
CAIRO: Egypt moved to 24th place in the December 2009 edition of the monthly FIFA Ranking to finish the year on top of fellow Arab nations.Despite not playing any matches…
Swine flu death toll reaches 64
CAIRO: Three swine flu related deaths were reported on Wednesday bringing the death toll in Egypt to 64, according to the official spokesperson of the Ministry of Health, Abdel Rahman…
Switzerland says January decision on Polanski extradition
Swiss authorities said Wednesday they would announce a decision in January on whether to extradite Roman Polanski to the United States over a 30-year-old child sex case.The 76-year-old Oscar winning…
World Bank to help Islamic finance standardize
MANAMA: The World Bank plans to support standard-setting bodies of the Islamic finance industry in turning their voluntary standards into binding banking regulations, a bank official said. The fledgling Islamic…
Three Palestinians die in Gaza tunnel collapse, say medics
GAZA CITY: Three Palestinians died when a smuggling tunnel beneath the Gaza Strip s border with Egypt collapsed, medics said Tuesday.Muawiya Hassanein, the head of Gaza emergency services, said the…
Abbas says peace deal possible in 6 months
JERUSALEM: A comprehensive peace deal can be reached between Israel and the Palestinians within six months if Israel completely freezes its settlement construction, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in an…
Egyptian, Turkish leaders discuss Mideast
ANKARA: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul held talks in Ankara Tuesday on the impasse in the Middle East peace process and the rift between Palestinians…
Egypt's Gaza smugglers shrug off reports of border barrier
CAIRO: Trucks filled with contraband trundle along on a road leading to Egypt s frontier with the besieged Gaza Strip. Their cargo will be sorted into bags and then slipped…
Food for thought: FIKR 8 tackles Arab economic integration (Part 1)
KUWAIT CITY: What is it that stands in the way of Arab economic integration? How can nations develop individually while simultaneously working towards the goal of Arab unity? Is the…