Sinai Bedouins protest against arrest of tribesman
AL-ARISH: Hundreds of Sinai Bedouins protested on Wednesday against the detention of one of their tribesmen, burning tires and blocking roads on the peninsula, a security official said."Hundreds of Bedouins…
African leaders call for power-sharing deal in Zimbabwe
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: African leaders on Tuesday called for dialogue between Zimbabwe s political foes and a national unity government following President Robert Mugabe s widely discredited re-election.A two-day African Union…
Driver rams bulldozer into Jerusalem bus, killing at least two
JERUSALEM: A Palestinian bulldozer driver went on a deadly rampage on a busy Jerusalem street Wednesday, plowing into a string of vehicles and pedestrians, killing at least two people and…
Zambia president taken to France after successful surgery in Egypt
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: A spokesman for Egypt's Foreign Ministry says the president of Zambia has been taken to France for further treatment after a successful surgery in Egypt.President Levy Mwanawasa did…
'Favoritism' induces Palestinian ire at Rafah crossing
CAIRO: Palestinian perceptions of favoritism over who was chosen in the limited number allowed to enter Egypt through the Rafah border crossing led to clashes Wednesday. Egyptian authorities again sealed…
Zimbabwe did not object to power-sharing text
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe did not object to an African Union resolution on Tuesday that called for a power-sharing deal with the opposition, Egypt's Foreign Ministry said."We didn't…
'Gas OPEC' loses steam as Iran, Russia back away from idea
MADRID: The proposal for a gas OPEC that would group the world s biggest gas exporters as a cartel took several knocks this week at a leading energy conference as…
Oil prices bubble towards 142 dollars
LONDON: Oil prices climbed on Wednesday ahead of the weekly US energy reserves report as the OPEC crude producers cartel called on the United States to stop badgering its members…
Youth exclusion comes at a high price
CAIRO: The cost of youth exclusion in Egypt amounted to $53 billion in 2006, American University of Beirut professor Jad Chaaban said in a working paper. This shocking number also…
Summer steel prices soar
CAIRO: In line with experts' expectations, Egypt's giant steel producer Al Ezz Steel Rebars increased Tuesday its July market prices by LE 570 per ton.According to local sources, the company…