China's FM to visit Mideast nations, Russia
BEIJING: China said Thursday its foreign minister will embark on a four-nation Middle East tour later this month, as part of the Asian country s rising profile in the region.Yang…
Minister denies terror trials and attacks State Department human rights report
CAIRO: Egypt's Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Mufid Shehab denied Wednesday allegations that Egypt had tried terror suspects on behalf of the United States, as he addressed the People's Assembly's human…
Hezbollah suspects might face military tribunals
CAIRO: The detainees being held in Egypt on charges that they were carrying out operations for Hezbollah might be referred to military courts once investigations are complete, local and regional…
Rachid: Economy showing tentative signs of improvement
CAIRO: Egypt has spent around 40 percent of the stimulus package allocated by the government to deal with the effects of the global economic crisis, Minister of Trade and Industry…
Deal deadline passes as OT, France Telecom continue blame game
CAIRO: Orascom Telecom (OT) announced Wednesday that France Telecom (FT) had failed to pay in its effort to buyout OT's share in Mobinil. FT disputes claim, throwing into doubt the…
Egypt foreign trade jumps in 2nd half of 2008
CAIRO: Egypt's foreign trade grew by 11.6 percent in the second half of 2008, with the United States accounting for almost a fifth of that activity, data released Wednesday by…
Comedy darkens, matching leaner times, outrage
Dark times call for dark comedy.With the economy in tatters and the last decade s prosperity appearing a sham, some of the most influential tasetmakers in comedy are turning to…
"Figaro's" failed marriage between orchestra and vocals
An instrumental version of Mozart's classic opera buffa "The Marriage of Figaro (of 1784) is being staged this week at the Cairo Opera House. Opera frequenters will be surprised not…
A street singer in Cairo
Much is often made of the vitality of Cairo s street life, its grimy, insistent, animation and its business of 24-hour people, cars, donkeys and drama. A never-ending presence has…
A candid conversation with Youssef Ziedan
I don't present stories to pass time, Arabic Booker prize-winner Youssef Ziedan says. "Through my texts, I extend an invitation to the reader to partake in forming a kind of…
