Elton John, Paul McCartney finances hit by downturn
The finances of Britain s top music stars, including Elton John, Paul McCartney and Robbie Williams, have been badly hit by the recession, figures from the Sunday Times Rich List…
Egypt unveils ancient necropolis south of Cairo
ILLAHUN: Egyptian archaeologists on Sunday unveiled mummies, brightly painted sarcophagi and dozens of ancient tombs carved into a rocky hill in a desert oasis south of Cairo.The 53 tombs -…
Finance ministers encouraged but wary over economy
WASHINGTON: Finance ministers see signs the global economy is stabilizing but are cautioning it will take until the middle of next year for the world to emerge from the worst…
Watchdog warns arms transfers to Mideast rising
STOCKHOLM: The volume of weapons exported to the Middle East has risen sharply in the last four years, threatening to destabilize the volatile region further, a leading Swedish think tank…
Egypt looks to capitalize on SMEs
CAIRO: A walk past the rows of repair shops and auto parts vendors that line the streets of Marouf, a neighborhood in downtown Cairo, is all it takes to tell…
Egypt, Bulgaria to cooperate on energy
CAIRO: Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmi this week announced plans for energy cooperation between Egypt and Bulgaria. The announcement comes on the heels of Fahmi's signing of a memorandum of…
Bruno,' Funny People' highlight summer comedies
As much as tentpole action films dominate the summer, comedies, too, are a staple of the season.In warm summer nights, waves of cackling have long floated out of multiplexes playing…
Poignant last act saves patchy "Spartacus" ballet
It must be hard being the Bolshoi Ballet. One of the oldest and greatest ballet companies in the world, they have a 200-year reputation of excellence. It must be even…
Send thousands more tea drinkers to "AfPak"?
WASHINGTON, DC: US President Barack Obama's recently revealed counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan is likely to precede a more aggressive campaign in northwest Pakistan, as illustrated by the decision…