Fatah delegation in Egypt ahead of inter-Palestinian talks
CAIRO: Members of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement arrived in Egypt on Sunday for talks with officials aimed at starting a national dialogue between rival factions, the MENA news…
Is Egypt's growth threatened?
CAIRO: The Egyptian economy posted its biggest growth rate of the past 20 years, but a slowing European economy combined with inflation are casting a shadow over future GDP expansion.…
General assembly yet to endorse sale of Alex Sodium Carbonate Company
CAIRO: Belgium's Solvai recently won the public auction for the sale of Alexandria Sodium Carbonate Company, after presenting the highest bid at LE 760 million."Solvai offered the highest price and…
A nationalist saga of 'The Jasmine Collar'
The Syrian dance company Ornina's "The Jasmine Collar brought Syria's history to life at the Main Theater of the Cairo Opera House last week. But the choreography of the politicized…
When 'sovereignty' risks global health
NEW YORK: Here's a concept you've probably never heard of: "viral sovereignty. This dangerous idea comes to us courtesy of Indonesia's Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari, who asserts that…
The Jewish state of irony
BOULDER, Colorado: Last week I was stopped in my tracks by a letter from Mira. The four-story apartment building next door to her home in East Jerusalem, home to seven…
Arab achievements and challenges in the pursuit of MDGs
At the Millennium Summit in 2000, world leaders made an ambitious, but critical promise. They went beyond imprecise proclamations on the urgent need to fight poverty by signing up to…
Gaza-Egypt crossing opens for Muslim pilgrims
GAZA CITY: The Rafah crossing between the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and Egypt was opened on Saturday to allow hundreds of Muslim pilgrims to leave the besieged territory, Palestinian officials said.The…
Egyptian tycoon denies ordering death of singer
CAIRO: Egyptian business tycoon Hisham Talaat Moustafa has denied he hired a hit man to slay a Lebanese pop singer in Dubai, according to a letter published Saturday in a…