Egyptians more amenable to Israel than other Arabs, claims Israeli survey
CAIRO: A survey conducted by The Israel Project claims that Egyptians are more open to peace with Israel than other neighbors such as Jordan and Palestinians in the West Bank…
Netanyahu: Israel won't hold back when attacked
JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Lebanon on Sunday that Israel will not hold back when attacked and holds the Lebanese government responsible for any assault on his country.Netanyahu delivered…
Private sector invests heavily in river transportation
CAIRO: For many years, the Nile River has been Egypt's main vein, acting as a source of water, food and even leisure. However, soon the Nile will play another pivotal…
NTRA to state new pricing guidelines for mobile phone operators
CAIRO: The National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) said, according to local media, that it would spell out new guidelines to stipulate future pricing rules for the country's three mobile phone…
Israeli film on '82 Lebanon war wins top Venice prize
"Lebanon, an Israeli film that recounts Israel s 1982 invasion of the Middle East country through the eyes of four soldiers in a tank, has won the Golden Lion award…
'The Traveler' fails to impress in Venice
Egypt's competition entry at the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, "The Traveler, starring Omar Sharif, was met with a lukewarm reception from both world and Egyptian…
Why cutting carbon emissions is not enough
Twenty years ago, governments adopted the Montreal Protocol, a treaty to protect the Earth's ozone layer from emissions of destructive chemicals. Few could have foreseen how far-reaching that decision would…
The Swiss, Qatar and neutrality
The Swiss take their neutrality seriously. It is the bedrock of their society and has stood them in good stead in the recent past to the tune that they have…
Boycott – an act of despair
TEL AVIV: An article by Dr. Neve Gordon in the Los Angeles Times this week called for an international boycott against Israel. He cited the example of South Africa to…
PA to celebrate International Democracy Day on Tuesday
CAIRO: The Egyptian Parliament will commemorate International Democracy Day on Tuesday, the idea of which was proposed by current PA Speaker, Ahmed Fathi Sorour in 1997.The day was officially adopted…