PA debates gasoline hikes, tobacco taxes and more to cover the 30 pct raise
CAIRO: In a heated parliamentary debate shock-full of surprises, the PA discussed on Monday proposals by the ruling party and the Ministry of Finance to generate the LE 12 billion…
UN suspends Gaza food aid once more
JERUSALEM: The UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees was to suspend its food aid distribution in Gaza on Monday because of a lack of fuel caused by the Israeli blockade,…
Activists freed on bail after weeks of re-arrests
CAIRO: Thirteen Cairo activists who were detained on April 6 were released on bail Monday, after spending almost one month behind bars.Families and friends had been expecting their release Sunday,…
WEF looks forward to learn from the future
CAIRO: Under the theme "Learning from the Future, the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East will open May 18 in Sharm El-Sheikh, bringing 13 heads of state as…
Canadian ambassador denies ultimatum letter over Agrium
CAIRO: Canadian ambassador Phillip MacKinnon refuted, in a statement made available to Daily News Egypt, press reports which indicated he had a sent a letter to Petroleum Minister Sameh Fahmy…
"Battle for Haditha" opens new Euro-Arab Caravan
The Euro-Arab Cinema caravan - a project funded by the European Union within the Euromed Audiovisual Program II - returns this month with an eclectic selection of long features and…
Wild voice of Esperanza Fernandez mesmerizes Cairo
One word alone can describe the debut Middle East performance of Spanish Gypsy singer Esperanza Fernandez - sensational.In the open air Genaina Theater of Al Azhar Park, Fernandez performed to…
Journey to Hebron: Nightmares and hope
Yehiel and I met Elliott at the appliance repairman's shed on a side street in South Jerusalem.Elliott Horowitz, a historian at Bar-Ilan University, had already paid for the almost-new washing…
The end of banks?
Are banks doomed as a result of the current financial crisis? The securitization of mortgages originally was seen as a triumph, because it shifted risk to financial markets, while taking…