Rafah crossing opened for Palestinian students and patients
CAIRO: The Rafah border crossing was opened Sunday to allow Palestinian students, patients and residents of other countries to cross through via Egypt, according to sources in the area.About 1,000…
FDI inflows expected to fall, say analysts
CAIRO: The last few years have seen net foreign direct investment (FDI) in Egypt soar in an atmosphere of economic reform and growth, but the picture these days is not…
USAID director warns of trade protectionism
CAIRO: A global lurch into protectionism could make the financial crisis much worse, said acting mission director of USAID-Egypt on Thursday."Amid challenging times that we live in today.we've seen the…
Wrestler' wins top indie honors at Spirit Awards
The sports comeback tale The Wrestler was picked as best picture Saturday at the Spirit Awards honoring independent film and won two other prizes, including best actor for Mickey Rourke.A…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: A diving paradise in Hurghada
The Red Sea scuba diving industry will experience a shakeout in 2009 as the ISO standards come online on March 31, forcing the less professional operators to the surface.The ISO…
'Love Guru,' Paris Hilton are top of the flops
Mike Myers comedy The Love Guru and celebrity socialite Paris Hilton were top of the flops at the 29th Razzie Awards, the annual eve-of-Oscars salute to the very worst of…
The American Task Force on Palestine blogs
WASHINGTON, DC: I am delighted to be among the early contributors to the first blog postings on this new part of the Israel Policy Forum (IPF) website. The close relationship…
Who lost Turkey?
PARIS: "Who lost Turkey? That question, often raised in the past, has been heating up in the aftermath of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's emotional outburst during the recent World…
Egypt's strategy toward Gaza is incremental, long-term
BEIRUT: The Gaza war was seemingly an inevitable conflict. The pre-war reality was unacceptable to any of the concerned parties. Hamas was not satisfied with a ceasefire that kept the…
Student protest demands end to security presence on campus
CAIRO: Students renewed their demands for free education and an end to the presence of Interior Ministry security forces on university campuses Saturday, during a demonstration at Cairo University."Security bodies…
