Two Palestinians suffocate in Gaza tunnel
GAZA CITY: Two Palestinians suffocated to death in a smuggling tunnel between Gaza and Egypt, medics and witnesses said on Monday.The two men, aged 17 and 33, died of asphyxiation…
Mubarak emphasizes cooperation in Milan forum
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak called for Europe to improve cooperation with the southern Mediterranean states yesterday at the Economic and Financial Forum for the Mediterranean in Milan, Italy. The president…
Referendum can end Iran's election crisis, says Khatami
TEHRAN: Iran s popular former president Mohammad Khatami has called for a nationwide referendum on the legitimacy of the government to end the country s post-election crisis.Khatami s proposal was…
Economy recovering from financial crisis, says report
CAIRO: The economy in Egypt is recovering from the effects of the financial crisis, showing signs of improvement during the month of May, a report issued by the Ministry of…
With legal disputes behind it, Schweppes rebrands and relaunches
CAIRO: Schweppes on Monday launched a new brand of the drinks that have made it a leader in Egypt over the past 30 years.In its rebranding efforts, Schweppes is embarking…
Egypt's Suez Canal revenues decline by 24 percent y/y in H1
CAIRO: Egypt s Suez Canal revenues declined by about Egypt s Suez 24 percent y/y to reach $2 billion in H1 of the year, an official of Egypt s Suez…
'Angela's Ashes' author McCourt dies in NYC at 78
Frank McCourt, the beloved raconteur and former public school teacher who enjoyed post-retirement fame as the author of Angela s Ashes, the Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of woe about his impoverished…
A humanist take on the story of Jesus
Few novels get a successful reprint half a century following their initial publication. But in the case of Mohamed Kamel Hussein's "An Unjust Village (Qarya Zalema), several factors demanded a…
Complex forces behind the veil
KUALA LUMPUR: The juxtaposition of the views of President Obama and President Sarkozy on the wearing of the veil by Muslim women can tempt us into easy condemnation of one…
Europe's interest in closing Guantánamo
BRUSSELS: For years, the European Union has called loudly for the closure of the Guantánamo Bay detention center. Now that US President Barack Obama has taken the decision to do…