Attack on Israel from Lebanon threatens to open new front
JERUSALEM: Insurgents in Lebanon fired at least three rockets into northern Israel on Thursday, ripping through a crowded nursing home and threatening to open a new front for the Jewish…
Egypt's Gaza ceasefire plan 'not valid,' say Palestinian groups, as death toll exceeds 700
DAMASCUS/CAIRO: Palestinian groups based in Syria, including Hamas, believe the Egyptian plan aimed at securing a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip "has no valid basis, a Palestinian official said…
Opposition seeks constitutional conformity with human rights
CAIRO: The main opposition parties formed a new legislative committee to draft a law extracting legislations that contradict with human rights. The civil society organizations agreed that 2008 witnessed the…
Nationalists call on government to take a stand against Israeli assaults
CAIRO: Nationalist currents are calling on the government to freeze the Camp David peace treaty, stop exporting gas to Israel, as well as follow in the Venezuelan government's steps and…
HRW calls on Egypt to open Rafah border
CAIRO: In a press statement issued Thursday, Human Rights Watch called on Egypt and Israel to open their borders to allow humanitarian aid to reach Gaza and permit civilians to…
Egypt, Iran spar over media 'incitement' ad
CAIRO: Egypt is demanding Iran bring to justice the authors of an advertisement calling on Iranians to assassinate President Hosni Mubarak. The advertisement was published by the Iranian Fars News…
Forecasts say gold prices will continue to rise
CAIRO: If you are seeking an alternative route to investment other than the stock market, you should consider picking up bits of gold ore to later turn into cash after…
No surprises at Russian children's ballet
As I ascended the steps of the Cairo Opera House's Main Hall yesterday, I heard two eight-year-old girls speaking about the performance we were about to see. "I've seen it…
'Dark Knight,' 'Benjamin Button,' up for US writers' awards
The Writers Guild of America Wednesday announced its nominations to the 2009 WGA screenplay awards - an indicator for the Oscars - that include latest Batman franchise The Dark Knight,…
Mohamed Al-Bosaty's "Hunger"
Mohamed Al-Bosaty is an Egyptian novelist from the 60s generation who has been criticized for working in Naguib Mahfouz's shadow. Highly critical of Egyptian cultural/literary power centers, Al-Bosaty was never…