King of Egyptian kitsch sings of swine flu
CAIRO: The kitschy Egyptian singer who found international fame with the hit "I hate Israel and who attacked America and Saddam Hussein in song over the Iraq war has traded…
The Elephant's Choices
NEW DELHI: A month after they first queued to vote in India's mammoth general election, the country's voters will learn the outcome on May 16. The election, staggered over five…
The Netanyahu government and its alternatives
JERUSALEM: The second Netanyahu government's composition, size and initial policy statements do not augur well for positive movement on the critical peace front. As international pressure mounts, progress today depends…
Everyone should apologise during papal visit
When the Vatican announced that Pope Benedict XVI would embark on a pilgrimage to Jordan, the occupied West Bank and Israel, senior cardinals mobilized a massive media campaign in anticipation…
Petrol company workers demand severance pay
CAIRO: Employees of a petrol excavation company allege that over 1,600 of the company's workers have been summarily dismissed without severance pay. "I've worked in the company for 18 years.…
Egypt reports 28,628 pigs killed
CAIRO: A total of 28,628 pigs have been killed so far within the government's precautionary measures against swine flu, Ibrahim El Bendary, general director of the preventive medicine department at…
Pope in Israel calls for Palestinian homeland
JERUSALEM: Pope Benedict XVI called for the establishment of an independent Palestinian homeland immediately after he arrived in Israel Monday, a stance that could put him at odds with his…
Parliament to set 'social raise,' says finance minister
CAIRO: Public sector employees will receive an 11 percent raise this year, said Finance Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali, adding that it will be up to the People's Assembly to decide on…
Explosion in car outside Virgin Church
Cairo: An explosion outside one of the Coptic community's holiest churches in Cairo on Sunday night was the result of a homemade bomb, the Ministry of Interior confirmed yesterday in…
Jose set to coach Angola after quitting Ahly
JOHANNESBURG: Highly successful Portuguese coach Manuel Jose is set to take charge of Angola after quitting Egyptian giants Al-Ahly on Sunday.An Ahly statement released in Cairo said Jose would be…