Interview: In men's fashion, devil's in the detail
Take two of the world's top men's designers and ask what is special about their trade and the answer is "millimeters and microscopic detail .Yet at the very high-end Paris…
Donors to meet in Egypt for Gaza reconstruction, says Fayyad
RAMALLAH: International donors will meet at a conference in Egypt next month to raise funds to rebuild the devastated Gaza Strip, the Palestinian prime minister said Thursday. "A donors conference…
Weapons are smuggled into Gaza from Israel, says Egyptian human rights official
CAIRO: Egypt has proof that the majority of weapons that are smuggled into the Gaza Strip come from Israel, said the general secretary of Egypt's National Council for Human Rights…
US envoy to visit Mideast as fragile truce holds
GAZA CITY: US President Barack Obama said Thursday he was dispatching new Mideast envoy George Mitchell to shore up the fragile truce in Gaza, as Israel warned it would strike…
Greek student protests government 'co-responsibility' in Gaza war
CAIRO: A Greek national has presented a complaint to the Greek Embassy in Cairo accusing the Greek government of "co-responsibility for the war in Gaza.Marina Demetriadou, a student of Arabic…
Hamas team arrives in Egypt for talks
CAIRO: A Hamas delegation from Gaza crossed into Egypt on Friday for talks to shore up the ceasefire with Israel which ended a 22-day assault on the coastal strip, a…
Libya oil nationalization unlikely, say analysts
CAIRO: Call it, if you will, classic Moammar Qaddafi.The Libyan leader s mention of the possibility of nationalizing the oil sector in response to current low oil prices is merely…
World markets retreat amid growing corporate woes
HONG KONG: Asian stocks fell Friday, with Japan s benchmark tumbling almost 4 percent, as grim news about major companies like Microsoft and Sony underscored the depth of the worst…
British mother loses adultery appeal in Dubai
LONDON: A British mother-of-two on Thursday lost an appeal against her conviction for adultery in Dubai, although her prison sentence was reduced from six to three months, British officials said.Marnie…
