Under-fire Egypt minister 'dreams' of normal ties with Israel
CAIRO: Culture Minister Farouk Hosni, a candidate to head UNESCO but under fire from the Jewish state, said on Tuesday he "dreams of normal ties with Israel once it has…
WWII mine kills four in scrap metal shop
CAIRO: Four people were killed, including a child, and 13 wounded when an old mine exploded in a scrap metal shop in the Mediterranean port of Alexandria on Tuesday, a…
US disappointed by Egypt's extension of emergency law
WASHINGTON: Washington described Egypt's decision to extend its decades-old state of emergency as "disappointing and urged Cairo to enact counter-terror laws, a State Department spokesman said Tuesday."Yes, it's disappointing that…
TMGI acquires shares in mother company
CAIRO: In a bid to enlarge its family stake, Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG) Investment announced Wednesday it acquired the National Bank of Egypt's shares in mother company TMG Holding in…
GB reports strong first quarter results
CAIRO: GB Auto released its first-quarter results for fiscal year 2008, reporting an increase in revenues of 30.3 percent to LE 1.1 billion ($201 million), up from LE 847 million…
Dow Chemicals sees boost in regional results
CAIRO: The Dow Chemical Company reported sales of $14.8 billion for the first quarter of 2008, with particularly strong demand in India, Middle East and Africa (IMEA). Dow's IMEA sales…
Butterfly broken on a wheel
If ever there was a single act that could tarnish a legacy, Tuesday night's rendition of the celebrated opera "Madame Butterfly by the Cairo Opera Company was it. Unfortunately, audiences…
Don't forget African American Muslims
That there needs to be a conduit between America and the Muslim world for better communication is an understatement given the tensions between the two cultures. The American Muslim community…
Dignifying Lebanon's past
The settlement reached in Doha last week between warring factions in Lebanon puts an end to an 18-month national crisis and raises hopes for a stable future for that beleaguered…