Hassan receives Saudi offer
CAIRO: Saudi side Wehda have made a bid to sign Ahly midfielder Ahmed Hassan before the closure of the January transfer window, a source close to the player said on…
Concert by pro-Israel singer Macias scrapped
A concert in Mauritius featuring French Jewish singer Enrico Macias has been cancelled because he took part in a pro-Israel rally, the organizer announced Friday.Organizer Lab Entertainment finds itself in…
Israel and Hamas truce holds on Gaza Strip
GAZA CITY: A tenuous ceasefire held Monday in Gaza, where Palestinians dug out from the rubble and Hamas put on a show of defiance vowing to fight on after the…
Omar Suleiman, Egypt's truce broker
CAIRO: Egypt's powerful intelligence chief Omar Suleiman is the one man who, discreetly and behind the scenes, can speak to both Israel and Hamas and eventually broker an to end…
Egypt summit ups pressure on Israel to quit Gaza
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: European and Arab leaders meeting in Egypt on Sunday ratcheted up calls for an Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and announced plans for an international aid conference.The…
Obama must shoulder weight of global expectations
WASHINGTON: Barack Obama will enter the White House Tuesday with a crushing burden of expectations both at home and abroad. How he manages those expectations will go a long way…
Arab leaders work to mend fences, pledge Gaza aid
KUWAIT CITY: Arab leaders meeting in Kuwait on Monday appeared to have healed a rift in ties exposed by Israel's deadly offensive on the Gaza Strip as they pledged aid…
Egypt signed anti-smuggling deal, says Israeli official
CAIRO: Egypt and Israel signed an agreement to prevent arms smuggling into the Gaza Strip before Israel announced its ceasefire last Saturday, an Israeli official told AFP.A senior Israeli government…
Arab leaders set to agree Gaza aid, economic accord
KUWAIT: Arab leaders, meeting for the third time in five days on Monday, were expected to agree to a $2 billion aid package to rebuild Gaza after a three-week Israeli…