Al-Wasat seeks official party status
CAIRO: Political group Al-Wasat applied to be recognized as an official party at the Shoura Council's political parties committee.This is the fourth time the group applies for official party status.…
US embassy says venue for Obama’s speech undecided
CAIRO: US embassy spokesperson Margaret White refuted local press reports that Cairo University was the most likely venue for President Barack Obama's address to the Muslim world on June 4.…
Mubarak's grandson passes away
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak's eldest grandson, Mohamed, passed away Monday night after suffering severe health complications for two days, according to an official statement made on state-run television. Twelve-year-old Mohamed,…
France Telecom unit in offer for Egypt's Mobinil
CAIRO: A France Telecom unit has submitted an obligatory tender offer to buy all the shares of Egyptian mobile operator Mobinil, Egypt s market regulator said on Tuesday. The Capital…
British Airways to launch new first class service
CAIRO: With less people traveling worldwide, it's becoming increasingly vital for airlines to boost up their services and introduce promotional offers to attract as many travelers ahead of the summer…
Loach mines love of soccer in 'Looking for Eric'
The Cannes Film Festival s latest contenders are a cinematic odd couple - British director Ken Loach and French soccer legend Eric Cantona, who stars in Loach s festival entry…
Keeping track of "Gazelle"
Miral Al-Tahawy's novella "Gazelle Tracks explores themes of familial obligations, love, lust, and gender norms fraught with complications. Al-Tahawy's writing sheds light onto the little known inner workings of Bedouin…
Light in Congo's Darkness?
NEW YORK: Perhaps no country on earth - not even Iraq, Afghanistan, or Sudan - has suffered more gravely from armed conflict in the past decade and a half than…
A sustainable peace
JERUSALEM: I was requested to officially greet His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, on May 11 at an interfaith meeting in Notre Dame, Jerusalem. This meeting was to celebrate the significant…
Doing better on climate change
LOS ANGELES: Tackling global warming, we are often told, is the defining task of our age. An army of pundits tells us that we need to cut emissions, and cut…