Orascom says to build budget housing in Turkey
CAIRO: Orascom Development Holding said on Sunday it had agreed with the Turkish government to build low- and middle-income housing in Turkey.Orascom did not give details of the project in…
Israeli official holds prisoner swap talks in Cairo
CAIRO: Israeli negotiator Ofer Dekel has held talks in Cairo with Egyptian mediators on a prisoner swap with the Palestinian group Hamas, an Egyptian official said on Sunday.Dekel s visit,…
Egypt to press Iraq for $2 billion debt
CAIRO: A top Egyptian diplomat says Egypt will press Iraq to repay some $2 billion in debt incurred during the reign of deposed leader Saddam Hussein.Deputy Foreign Minister Abdel-Rahman Salah…
Following clashes in Arish, Gaza convoys permitted entry via Rafah
CAIRO: American and British convoys heading for the Gaza Strip were permitted entry via the Rafah border crossing on Sunday and Monday.The British Viva Palestina convoy led by Respect MP…
Egyptian activists in the US call for democratic reform
CAIRO: Egyptian political activists in the US sent a letter to President Hosni Mubarak last week requesting the implementation of five main democratic reforms, according to the website "The Alliance…
Egyptian cotton production falls, sparking protectionist calls
CAIRO: The market for Egyptian cotton, the legendary commodity that enriched Muhammad Ali-era pashas and fueled the growth of a sizeable textile industry last century, is not what it used…
King of Pop Jackson to play 'final curtain' concerts
Pop megastar Michael Jackson is to stage a series of final curtain concerts in London in July, his first major shows for over a decade, he announced in typically eccentric…
Film on brutal Ethiopia dictator wins 'Africa's Oscars'
An Ethiopian film bringing to life the horrifically brutal 1970s and 1980s regime of dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam took top honors Saturday at Africa s main film festival. Teza by…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: Sandstorms blowing in my head
The world has many problems, the Middle East has many problems and the root to understanding problems is to understand their context.Take for example the problem of species extinction. You…
Is Iraq safe yet?
WASHINGTON, DC: The Obama administration's decision to withdraw the bulk of United Sates troops from Iraq over the next 19 months has sparked fears that Iraq will once again plunge…