Barak: Prefer regional talks to Israel-Palestinian
CAIRO: Israel s defense minister says regional talks would be better for Israel than bilateral negotiations with the Palestinians toward a peace accord.Ehud Barak talked to reporters in Cairo after…
Iran protesters gather despite Guards warning
TEHRAN: Around 1,000 opposition demonstrators gathered in Tehran on Monday, witnesses said, defying a warning from the Revolutionary Guards that it would crush further protests as the regime battles to…
Negroponte say Iran an 'enigma'
CAIRO: With Iran still in the throes of the backlash of its recent presidential election results, the former US Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte admitted that its internal dynamic…
NKorean leader's translator named envoy to Egypt, says report
SEOUL: North Korea has appointed the main English language translator for leader Kim Jong-Il as its ambassador to Egypt, reports said Monday. Ri Hyok-Chol was given the post by a…
Mobile internet is the future, says Vodafone's Richard Daly
CAIRO: Vodafone Egypt's outgoing CEO Richard Daly said the future for mobile telecom operators lies in providing subscribers with the increasingly popular mobile internet.As he prepares to leave his current…
Egypt, France say to focus on SMEs
CAIRO: "We firmly believe that there needs to be more cooperation between SMEs in both countries and in the region as a whole, Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed…
The climate imperative
NEW DELHI: Today, international action on climate change is urgent and essential. Indeed, there can no longer be any debate about the need to act, because the Intergovernmental Panel on…
Are Arabs ready for peace with Israel?
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak s op-ed on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Wall Street Journal (June 19) should not be viewed through the prism of economic and political challenges he…
What does it mean to be pro-Israel in the Obama era?
ATLANTA: Did US President Barack Obama's speech in Cairo sharpen the differences in how American Jews espouse their support for Israel, or has it moderated the divergent opinions, bringing the…
National football team threatens to 'strike' over Amr Adib comments
CAIRO: Egypt's national soccer team threatened to abstain from participating in games and practice until talk show host Amr Adib makes a formal apology for "claiming that the players brought…