Egypt detains nearly 70 Muslim Brotherhood activists
CAIRO: Nearly 70 members of the Muslim Brotherhood, the main opposition group in Egypt, have been arrested and detained in two days north of Cairo, a security service official said…
France prepares grandiose launch of dubious Mediterranean partnership
PARIS: President Nicolas Sarkozy has pulled off something of a diplomatic coup in assembling about 40 leaders, some nursing age-old Middle Eastern enmities, for the grandiose launch of his pet…
Israeli troops kill Gaza man in first truce fatality
GAZA CITY: Israeli troops killed an unarmed Palestinian man along the border in the southern Gaza Strip early on Thursday, the first fatality since a fragile truce went into effect…
Two killed in collapse of smuggling tunnel
GAZA CITY: A Palestinian health official says two Palestinians have been killed in the collapse of a smuggling tunnel under the Gaza-Egypt border.Health Ministry official Moawiya Hassanain said Thursday that…
Abdel-Galeel Mustafa temporary coordinator of Kefaya
CAIRO: Abdel-Galeel Mustafa was temporarily appointed the coordinator of the Kefaya movement following the passing of Abdel Wahab El-Messiery earlier this month.Kefaya member Ahmed Bahaa Shaaban welcomed the choice. He…
Gov't attempts to control prices of foodstuff ahead of Ramadan
CAIRO: The Ministries of Agriculture and Trade and Industry met this week with food producers and exporters in an effort to curb food prices in preparation for Ramadan, which is…
Travelers keep on flying, undeterred by economic turmoil
CAIRO: Though rising gas prices and concerns about the global economy may cause many to be more conservative when opening their wallets, tourists are not willing to cut back on…
June inflation tops 20 pct
CAIRO: Egyptian urban inflation hiked to a fresh record high of 20.2 percent in the year to June, up from 19.7 percent in the year to May, CAPMAS said on…
One last shot of 'Sex and the City'
It's been four years since the girls of "Sex and the City got together, and fans have been waiting impatiently for the highly anticipated movie, which brought the fabulous four…
They're material girls, in a material world!
I have just been forced to watch "Sex and the City, for the purpose of this article.The last time I spent time so painfully was in 1986 when a nurse…
