Hamas to hold truce talks in Cairo
CAIRO: Hamas will send a delegation, including representatives from Gaza, to Cairo today to discuss an Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire, a senior Hamas official told AFP on Friday.Moussa Abu…
Carter: Fighting in Gaza could renew peace talks
ATLANTA: Former President Jimmy Carter said Thursday that Israel's assault on Gaza has been destructive and disproportionate to rocket attacks on Israel but could result in new efforts for a…
Gaza violence rages on despite UN ceasefire call
JERUSALEM: Israeli jets and helicopters bombarded Gaza early Friday, as Israel's government said it will press forward with its offensive despite a UN resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire.One Israeli…
Tens of thousands protest Gaza war nationwide
ALEXANDRIA: More than 50,000 Egyptians demonstrated in Alexandria after prayers on Friday against Israel's two-week onslaught in the Gaza Strip, witnesses and security officials said.The demonstrators, led by members of…
HRW calls on Egypt to stop deporting Eritrean asylum seekers
CAIRO: Human Rights Watch urged Egypt to halt the forced deportation of Eritrean asylum seekers fleeing from military obligations in their home country, it said in a statement released Thursday.…
Video games inspired by TV, movies, board games
Like so many American creations - baseball, comic books, rock n roll - the video game is a mongrel art form. Literature, music, art and film all get jumbled together…
Jewelry still sparkles despite global recession
There s a touch of aristocracy to the house of Bajocchi, a family jewelry business that was established in Egypt in 1900 and to this day stands regally in its…
Weekly Stock Review: Stock market reverses upward trend on profit taking
CAIRO: The market kicked off the year on a high note, extending gains from the last days of 2008 after cheap trading stocks sparked investor interest. However, the market quickly…
What Happens Next?
It's been interesting to hear the different stories generated by the rumor mill, and read them in various newspapers regarding the situation in the Middle East. How much financial trouble…
Goldman, UniCredit best '08 oil price forecasters, says poll
LONDON: Goldman Sachs and UniCredit were the most accurate forecasters for average 2008 oil prices at the start of the year according to the Reuters oil poll. Last year was…