Green energy agency to locate headquarters in UAE
CAIRO: Member states of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) voted to locate their headquarters in the United Arab Emirates, Egypt s state news agency MENA said on Monday. MENA…
Iraqis take control as US troops leave cities
BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces paraded in tanks and armored vehicles across Baghdad on Tuesday as they take control of towns and cities nationwide from departing US troops six years after…
Darfur development impossible in areas of conflict, says expert
CAIRO: Moving from humanitarian assistance to development in Darfur will be impossible in areas where the conflict is still blazing, said David Phillips, visiting scholar and director of the Darfur…
Brotherhood leader released on health grounds
CAIRO: The Higher State Security Prosecution office released Muslim Brotherhood leader Fathi Lasheen, former consultant at the Ministry of Justice, on health grounds.Lasheen was one of 13 Brotherhood leaders arrested…
Egypt approves nine electricity stations totaling LE 120 bln
CAIRO: Minister of Electricity and Energy Hassan Younes has approved LE 120 billion for nine new electricity stations. Construction on the new facilities will start at the beginning of the…
Egypt begins new fiscal year with expected LE 99 bln deficit
CAIRO: Egypt's finance minister said he predicts that the country will spend LE 323.9 billion in the 2009/10 fiscal year, which begins today, and incur a deficit of LE 98.9…
'Transformers': Worst-reviewed $400 million hit?
After just five days, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is halfway to $400 million domestically, a box-office milestone only eight other movies have reached. If it climbs that high, the…
Young artists impress at Townhouse exhibit
The Pick 4, a bi-annual exhibition for young artists, opened this week at Townhouse Gallery. It's the latest edition of "The Pick exhibitions, shown in Townhouse and curated by an…
Let's talk about faith
SAN FRANCISCO: The day before November s US presidential election, I was checking my bags in at the San Francisco airport. I handed my driver s license to the woman…
Don't Shut the Door on Africa
VIENNA: These days, a dollar won't get you very far in a rich economy. But in a poor country like the one I come from, Sierra-Leone, even half a dollar…