Shelling near the border but Rafah remains open
RAFAH: Despite the Israeli shelling on Gaza near the border with Egypt, the Rafah border crossing remained open Monday to allow the transfer of aid and wounded Gazans but the…
Western diplomats seek elusive Gaza truce in Egypt
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: An EU mission seeking to broker an end to Israel's Gaza onslaught held talks with President Hosni Mubarak on Monday ahead of a similar visit by French President…
Brotherhood supporters demonstrate in Tahrir Square
CAIRO: A group of 200 Muslim Brotherhood supporters protested Monday in Tahrir Square against the ongoing Israeli military offensive on Gaza. The crowd waved the Palestinian flag chanting anti-Israel slogans.…
Israel pounds Gaza, vows to continue
GAZA CITY: Israeli forces pounded Gaza Strip houses, mosques and tunnels on Monday from the air, land and sea, killing at least seven children and six other civilians, as they…
US ex-envoy suggests giving Palestine to Egypt and Jordan
WASHINGTON: Former US ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton said Monday settling the Arab-Israeli conflict on the basis of a two-state solution was no longer workable and suggested giving…
Oil reverses earlier gains to slip towards $46
LONDON: Oil reversed early gains on Monday to fall towards $46 a barrel as investors booked profits following crude's 25 percent rise since late December on Israel's incursion into Gaza…
Price Producer Index continues to fall
CAIRO: Egypt's Price Producer Index (PPI) fell considerably in November for the fifth straight month, as energy prices continued to plummet, according to government statistics agency CAPMAS' report released Sunday.The…
A diverse take on a contemporary urban experience
Cairo Atelier, one of Downtown's most elegant exhibition spaces, is hosting an exhibition of four Egyptian visual artists working in photography and painting.The works of Khaled Hafez, Jehan Salama, Amr…
America's most famous French bookstore to down shutters
America s most famous French bookstore will close its doors this year after 73 years in business, unable to bear a staggering rent increase in New York s Rockefeller Center.Outside…
A pick of your comments online
Unified Arab stance: a red herring of the highest orderComment on editorial titled "The Price of Egypt's Silence on Gaza (published Jan. 3, 2009). It is becoming a bit ridiculous…
