Oil rises to $116 as hurricane strengthens
LONDON: Oil rose more than $1 to reach $116 a barrel on Tuesday, bouncing off lows as concerns arose about possible disruption to US offshore oil and gas output from…
Egypt intelligence chief meets Palestinian leader
CAIRO: Egypt s official news agency says the nation s intelligence chief has met with a top Palestinian leader in effort to reconcile the feuding factions.MENA says Omar Suleiman s…
Israel hails Egypt's 'effective' action on Gaza tunnels
ALEXANDRIA: Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak during talks with President Hosni Mubarak on Tuesday voiced rare praise for Egypt s efforts to stem weapons smuggling into the Islamist-run Gaza Strip.Barak…
Google's Knol: knowledge sharing in Arabic
CAIRO: Google launched Tuesday Knol, a new free tool encouraging people to write articles about the things they know a lot about. Whatever the area of expertise, users can write,…
Egypt drives Kraft's double-digit regional growth
CAIRO: Kraft Foods reported an increase in global net revenue by 21.4 percent to $11.2 billion for the second quarter of 2008. The company's operating income rose 27.1 percent to…
Egypt indexes drop after cement ruling
CAIRO: Profit-taking and a court ruling to fine 20 executives in cement companies for anti-competition practices sent Egyptian shares down on Tuesday, ending three sessions of in the green, traders…
Clooney, Pitt, Coens join Toronto festival lineup
Movies featuring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Kate Beckinsale, Edward Norton and Colin Farrell and a documentary about Paris Hilton have joined the lineup for the Toronto International Film Festival.North America…
'Too sexy' Avril Lavigne show back on in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities have reversed their decision to cancel a concert by Canadian pop-rock star Avril Lavigne, saying that she can perform next week despite complaints her act is…
Abdo Dagher: 65 years of innovative compositions
The entire music in the universe was originally derived from the intonation and melodies of the Quranic verses. With those words, revered Egyptian violinist and composer Abdo Dagher began his…
Russia's neurotic invasion
PARIS: At the very moment China was getting a "gold medal in diplomacy for the success of the opening ceremony in Beijing, Russia earned a "red card for the extreme…
