China state TV to air 50-part Bruce Lee biography
Bruce Lee is getting a belated hero s welcome in China, with the country s state broadcaster set to air a 50-part prime-time series on the late kung fu star.Lee…
ANALYSIS: Arab economies ill-prepared for global shocks
BEIRUT: Like anyone invested in global financial markets, Arab sovereign funds, investment banks and rich individuals are taking a severe beating. Also getting queasy are those who have poured money…
PoliticsSecurity forces surround Rafah neighborhood
CAIRO: Security forces completely surrounded a neighborhood in the border town of Rafah Wednesday as central security forces also amassed at the border crossing with the Gaza strip. One hundred…
Egypt ministry officials jailed for 10 years over bribes
CAIRO: The former head of restoration in Islamic Cairo and two other Egyptian culture ministry officials were jailed for 10 years on Wednesday for receiving bribes from contractors, a judicial…
Hamas in Palestinian unity talks in Cairo
CAIRO: Senior Hamas officials met Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss an Egyptian proposal for a Palestinian unity government, the official MENA news agency reported.MENA…
Declassified documents show Israeli blunders in 1973 war
JERUSALEM: Declassified documents about the October 1973 war highlight just how much Israel had underestimated the strength of its Arab foes amid deep divisions among its military and political establishment.…
Palestinian pilgrims stay in Saudi Arabia
CAIRO: Palestinians who were allowed to pass through the Rafah crossing to embark on the lesser pilgrimage (umrah) in Ramadan have opted to remain in Saudi Arabia illegally rather than…
Oil recovers from 10-month low, US leads rates cuts
LONDON: Oil on Wednesday recovered from a 10-month low, but stayed negative after the US Federal Reserve led a global round of emergency interest rate cuts to try to shore…
As Egyptian bourse tumbles, analysts and brokers urge investors to stay cool
CAIRO: Two days back from holiday and still no respite for the Egyptian stock exchange, which has been pummeled alongside emerging markets worldwide since it reopened on Tuesday. Despite a…
THE REEL ESTATE: Of fate, love and all that other hubbub
First of all, let me get this out of my system: I hated, hated "Zay El Naharda (Just like Today), the latest Eid release that, apparently, everyone seems to love.A…
