France Telecom unit in offer for Egypt's Mobinil
CAIRO: A France Telecom unit has submitted an obligatory tender offer to buy all the shares of Egyptian mobile operator Mobinil, Egypt s market regulator said on Tuesday. The Capital…
British Airways to launch new first class service
CAIRO: With less people traveling worldwide, it's becoming increasingly vital for airlines to boost up their services and introduce promotional offers to attract as many travelers ahead of the summer…
Loach mines love of soccer in 'Looking for Eric'
The Cannes Film Festival s latest contenders are a cinematic odd couple - British director Ken Loach and French soccer legend Eric Cantona, who stars in Loach s festival entry…
Keeping track of "Gazelle"
Miral Al-Tahawy's novella "Gazelle Tracks explores themes of familial obligations, love, lust, and gender norms fraught with complications. Al-Tahawy's writing sheds light onto the little known inner workings of Bedouin…
Light in Congo's Darkness?
NEW YORK: Perhaps no country on earth - not even Iraq, Afghanistan, or Sudan - has suffered more gravely from armed conflict in the past decade and a half than…
A sustainable peace
JERUSALEM: I was requested to officially greet His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, on May 11 at an interfaith meeting in Notre Dame, Jerusalem. This meeting was to celebrate the significant…
Doing better on climate change
LOS ANGELES: Tackling global warming, we are often told, is the defining task of our age. An army of pundits tells us that we need to cut emissions, and cut…
European Hope convoy rerouted but promised entry to Gaza
CAIRO: A European aid convoy carrying medical supplies intended for Gaza was rerouted by local security authorities and has not yet reached the Rafah border crossing.The Hope convoy set off…
24 sentenced to death over deadly land dispute
CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced 24 people to death on Monday after finding them guilty of involvement in a deadly land dispute in the Nile Delta last year, a justice…
Swine flu vaccine to take months to produce, says WHO
GENEVA: Drug manufacturers won t be able to start making a swine flu vaccine until mid-July at the earliest, months later than previous predictions, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.The…