Tour agencies suspended after fatal crash
CAIRO: Egypt has suspended three tourist firms pending the outcome of a probe into a coach crash that left eight foreign tourists dead and 29 people hurt, state news agency…
ANALYSIS: From Dubai to Doha
There is a rich history of trading in Dubai that stretches back to the 1850s. And it is this mindset which is at the heart of the Emirate s business…
Mideast Quartet presses Israel over settlements, Gaza blockade
LONDON: The Middle East Quartet called Friday on Israel to stop building or extending settlements in the West Bank, while voicing deep concern over the Gaza Strip due to an…
Al-Jazeera cameraman freed from Guantanamo
KHARTOUM, Sudan: An Al-Jazeera cameraman released from US custody at Guantanamo Bay returned home to Sudan early Friday after six years of imprisonment that drew worldwide protests.Sami Al-Haj, along with…
Gagged on World Press Freedom Day
CAIRO: On May 3 an Egyptian court will hear an appeal against a six-month prison sentence handed down to the editor of El-Dostour for an article published concerning the health…
Brotherhood blogger prevented from leaving the country
CAIRO: An Egyptian blogger and journalist Abdel Moneim Mahmoud was stopped at Cairo Airport Thursday evening and prevented from travelling from to a conference on press freedom in Morocco.Mahmoud, who…
Sami Al-Arian ends hunger strike in US jail
RICHMOND, Virginia: A former professor who pleaded guilty to conspiring to aid a Palestinian terrorist group but has refused to testify in a related investigation has ended a nearly two-month…
Egyptian gas will supply a fifth of Israel's electricity
CAIRO: Egyptian gas will supply a fifth of Israel's electricity in the coming decade according to the government-owned Israel Electricity Corp.A pipeline pumping gas from Egypt was integrated into the…
FASHION FOCUS: Dress up
As you enjoy the summer sunshine, it's also time to change your style. Store away your favorite boots, jackets and shades because this season is all about color, floral patterns…
