Egypt lifts GPS ban
CAIRO: Egypt announced this week that it would allow the use of Global Positioning System (GPS) devices, ending a ban that had meant that certain mobile phones could not be…
GAFI inks deal to foster investments, PPPs
CAIRO: In an effort to boost bilateral trade, two leading partners in the Egypt-European Union trade relationship gathered Monday to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and announce the funding…
AUC reinvents 'School for Wives' at new campus
On Dec. 26, 1662, a new play opened at the Palais Royal Theatre in Paris. It was the work of a compelling young playwright who was unfazed by controversy. Centuries…
Ex Beatles McCartney, Starr 'come together' for charity
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr wowed Radio City Music Hall late Saturday, singing together for the first time in seven years, backed by a star-studded band, at a benefit to…
Walk-through Roto cinema
The stalls on your right - once gift shops bearing copies of famous Egyptian paintings - would probably go unnoticed on the walk up to the Manesterly Palace gate located…
Let the buyer beware
JERUSALEM: The warmth, openness and seeming naiveté of sources in the Middle East often confound reporters in our region. So many people seem ready and eager to talk that it…
How IDF testimonies led to the 'Haaretz blood libel'
It wasn t even my story, but I should not have been surprised by the amount of flak I got this week for Amos Harel s report. The stories told…
The vanishing bomb
WARSAW: The agreement by the American and Russian presidents to renew strategic arms reductions has revived hope for the global abolition of nuclear arms. The urgency can hardly be exaggerated:…
Reaffirming Europe
ROME/STOCKHOLM: The ongoing global economic crisis is shaking beliefs and approaches that have long been enshrined in European policies. Indeed, the crisis is calling into question the very foundations of…
The limits of Bonapartism
PARIS: After four decades, France has returned to NATO's unified military command. At a stroke, President Nicolas Sarkozy overturned one of the pillars of French policy - and of the…