US blocks Security Council action on Gaza
UNITED NATIONS: The United States late Saturday blocked approval of a UN Security Council statement calling for an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Hamas and expressing serious concern at the…
Smugglers' paradise lost
RAFAH: Even before Israeli ground forces swept into northern Gaza, a tense calm prevailed over Egypt's half of the town of Rafah.While at the Rafah gate, mere kilometers away, the…
Egypt's markets rise again on the back of OCI, OT
CAIRO: Egypt s main stock indexes advanced on Sunday, extending gains from the last days of 2008 as heavyweights Orascom Construction and Orascom Telecom were again buoyed by positive retail…
Customs Council yet to take decision on tariff cuts, says official
CAIRO: Inside the Customs Council, intense negotiations are ongoing with the aim of reducing tariffs on imported goods in an effort to spur the Egyptian industry. Though Al-Masry Al-Youm reported…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: Palestine needs better PR
Welcome Back, my friend and part-time taxi driver, Wael, exclaimed as he shook my hand in Terminal 2 at Cairo Airport, 0800 hours on Friday. "It's good to be home,…
Pick of your online comments
An innocent Egyptian soldier killed by PalestiniansComment on editorial titled "The Price of Egypt's Silence on Gaza (published Jan. 3, 2009). An innocent Egyptian soldier was killed on the borders…
An Israeli View: Limited strategic objectives
Israel has opted to launch a major attack on Hamas in Gaza. The idea appears to be to use heavy military force, primarily from the air, but with a limited…
A Palestinian View: War crimes in Gaza put PA in awkward place
The devastating Israeli bombardment of Gaza in the past few days did not come as a surprise to anybody. Its scale and magnitude, however, were unexpected by almost everybody except…
Walking for Gaza
DUBAI: On Dec. 31, 2008 at 7 am, two Palestinian men living in Dubai embarked on a 120 km walk to Hatta and back in an effort to raise funds…
Qaradawi to lead Muslim scholars' visit to Arab leaders to seek action on Gaza
DOHA: A body of Muslim scholars announced in Qatar on Saturday it will start a round of visits to Arab leaders, seeking action to end the Israeli onslaught on the…
