Hamas: Mubarak doesn't know soldier's condition
GAZA CITY: Egypt s president didn t know what he was talking about when he said an Israeli soldier held by Palestinian militants was alive and well, a top Hamas…
Egyptian Ambassador to Poland detained over bribery allegations, says report
CAIRO: The Egyptian Ambassador to Poland has been detained in Cairo in connection with corruption allegations made against him involving a land deal in Warsaw, Polish media reported. According to…
MP Al-Sadat calls for dialogue between Muslim Brotherhood and Mubarak
CAIRO: The Reform and Development Party (RDP), yet to be officially recognized, called for an open dialogue between the Muslim Brotherhood and the regime without interference from the Ministry of…
Mubarak urges G8 to freeze African debt
L AQUILA: Egypt s President Hosni Mubarak on Friday urged the leaders of the world s richest countries to freeze repayments due on loans to Africa in order to help…
Gaultier says actress inspired him to become designer
Jean-Paul Gaultier paid a personal homage to French actress Micheline Presle who inspired him to become a fashion designer at his haute couture show for next winter on Wednesday, the…
Lemongrass and chocolate at Lai Thai
There is no other flavor I love more than lemongrass, and second to that is chocolate, so to combine the two in one meal is simply divine. Lai Thai at…
Step away from the shoes: Tips for packing light
What s worse than lugging a heavy bag to your summer vacation spot, only to pop it open and find it filled with too many of all the wrong things?If…
A walk through Beirut in 48 hours
Ok, so everybody's heading to the north coast this summer. But you? You're tired of the same faces at all the same parties in Marina or the overcrowded beaches in…
Frenemy, locavore among new words in Webster's
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts: Do you use a sock puppet to secretly keep track of your frenemies?Plan to spend your staycation watching vlogs and webisodes? Or perhaps you plan to signal a…
The Mogamma: Architectural gem or bureaucratic oddity?
The Mogamma. Much has been made of the administrative building which looms over Tahrir Square in all her majesty. And though loathed by many, its persistence in the Egyptian imaginary…