German chancellor meets Egyptian counterpart
BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed her condolences to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak over the brutal stabbing of a young Egyptian mother in a Dresden courtroom last week.Merkel s spokesman…
Egypt in first West Bank talks with Hamas in three years
RAMALLAH: Egyptian mediators on Thursday held their first West Bank talks with Hamas representatives since before the Islamist movement seized the Gaza Strip in June 2007. For the first time…
Mubarak accuses Israel of aborting deal for captive soldier
CAIRO: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak accused Israel of scuttling a deal that was on the verge of ending the three-year captivity in Gaza of soldier Gilad Shalit, in an interview…
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…