Blues legend Koko Taylor dies
Blues legend Koko Taylor, who became known as the Queen of Blues and was one of the few women to find success in the male dominated blues scene, died Wednesday,…
Art for children at risk
In an effort to protect Egyptian children from exploitation, abuse and violence, Hanfaninha Studio Gallery is organizing a two-day exhibition to raise funds for a project designed to educate 25…
News in brief
Apache joint-venture makes new Egypt oil findKhalda Petroleum Company, which operates concessions in Egypt for US Apache Corp, has made a new oil find in the South Umbarka concession in…
Israel hopes Obama speech will lead to peace
JERUSALEM: Israel says it hopes that President Barack Obama s historic speech in Cairo will lead to a new era of reconciliation with the Arab world.In its first reaction to…
Muslims see shift in Obama speech, no breakthrough
CAIRO: Muslims around the world, including the Palestinian group Hamas, said President Barack Obama's outreach in a speech Thursday was a positive shift in US attitude but fell short of…
PA to discuss organ transplant law next week
CAIRO: The People's Assembly (PA) said it will start discussing the draft organ transplant law next week.This comes just a few weeks before the end of the current parliamentary session.According…
Merkel praises Obama's 'historic' Europe trip
BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel praised on Thursday the special historical significance of US President Barack Obama s trip this week to Europe, just ahead of his arrival in Germany.Obama was…
Obama speech elicits broad response
CAIRO: US President Barack Obama made his long-awaited address to the Muslim world from the podium of Cairo University Thursday, triggering a standing ovation and chants of his name as…
Orascom Telecom won't give up in Mobinil row, says paper
CAIRO: Regional Arab telecoms operator Orascom Telecom (OT) will not give up its stake in Mobinil without exhausting all legal avenues, its chairman was quoted as saying in a newspaper…
Court rules against Egypt for violating Italian investment treaty
CAIRO: An international arbitration court ruled this week against the Egyptian government in a dispute that dates back to 1996.The court said that the Egyptian government had violated the terms…