Dollar higher against euro, yen
LONDON: The dollar rose against the euro and yen on Tuesday ahead of the US Federal Reserve s rate-setting meeting due to start later in the day, dealers said.In early…
Global warming expert raises concerns for tourism industry
BANGKOK: Nobel Peace Prize recipient Rajendra Pachauri Tuesday warned tourism industry chiefs they need to reduce their impact on climate change as consumers become more environmentally aware. The tourism industry,…
Bush to visit Israel, Saudi Arabia, Egypt in hopes of spurring Mideast peace process
WASHINGTON: President George W. Bush will visit Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt in May, a trip intended to hail Israel s 60th anniversary but also shove along Mideast peace talks…
Egypt finds black market fuel tunnels to Gaza
AL-ARISH: Egyptian security forces have discovered five tunnels used to smuggle petrol and goods into the Gaza Strip, a security official said on Tuesday.Two of the tunnels contained plastic tubes…
Palestinian factions discuss Israel truce in Cairo
CAIRO: Palestinian groups were in Cairo on Tuesday for Egyptian-mediated talks on a possible truce with Israel that has already been approved by the Islamist Hamas.The Palestinian factions traveled from…
UN chief orders task force to tackle food crisis
BERN: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday ordered a top-level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to…
Residents march against 'factory of death'
CAIRO: Over 2,000 local residents of Damietta marched on the governorate office Tuesday in protest over proposed plans to build a petrochemical plant in the area.Protestors carried placards reading "No…
Fast-food chain passes part of price hikes to consumers
CAIRO: It is not market rivalry that is making some of the world's largest fast-food chains operating in Egypt jittery; it is fear of more bleak inflationary pressures amid escalating…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: ANZAC Day
At 5 am on Friday morning, April, I attended the dawn memorial service at the Cairo War Memorial Cemetery in Coptic Cairo for the soldiers of the Australian and New…
The May 4 Strike
A state of uncertainty dominates the Egyptian street. Everybody is waiting for an important event on May 4. Some are afraid that matters would get out of hand and we…