Ahmadinejad on defensive as Iran inflation soars
TEHRAN: A sudden jump in Iran s inflation has increased domestic criticism of President Mamhoud Ahmadinejad ahead of key elections, forcing him into a televised defence to deflect the growing…
Emirates in spat with Sri Lanka gov't over airline management
COLOMBO: Dubai-based airline Emirates said Friday it was standing by the chief executive it had appointed to run Sri Lanka s national carrier, just days after the island revoked his…
Policeman shot by human traffickers on Egypt-Israel border
CAIRO: News reports quoted security sources as saying that an Egyptian policeman was shot on the border with Israel by traffickers attempting to smuggle in African immigrants, but sources from…
Sarkozy to discuss Mediterranean Union in Egypt
PARIS: French President Nicolas Sarkozy will make a pitch for his proposed Mediterranean Union when he pays an official visit to Egypt on Dec. 30 and 31, his spokesman said.…
Barak-Mubarak to meet in Cairo soon
JERUSALEM: Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak is to meet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo in the coming days, as tensions rise in the Gaza Strip, a senior Israeli official…
Sarkozy's Egyptian Christmas eclipsed by love interest
CAIRO: French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to spend Christmas on the banks of the Nile amid tight security and a swarm of paparazzi seeking intimate shots of his new companion,…
'Smart' subsidy cards to launch in 11 governorates
CAIRO: Next March the government will introduce new "smart subsidy cards tailored to match citizens' income brackets and social status, the state-owned Al-Ahram daily reported Friday.The new cards will be…
From Egypt to Benin, Eid has many colorful faces
CAIRO: Although Eid Al Adha is an Islamic tradition, celebrated for over 1,400 years, countries have developed their set of traditions for it. Benin, Egypt and the United States each…
