UK intelligence agency MI6 denies killing Diana
LONDON: The former head of MI6 denied Wednesday that the British intelligence agency was responsible for the car accident that killed Princess Diana and her boyfriend, Dodi El-Fayed, in 1997.Sir…
Wal-Mart apologizes to Muslim woman
RIVERDALE: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. apologized to a Muslim woman who said she was mocked because of her face veil."Please don t stick me up, a cashier told the shopper on…
World stocks slide as oil storms to record $100.10
LONDON: World share prices tumbled on Wednesday on renewed worries about a global economic slowdown as the price of crude oil surged to a record high point above $100 a…
Muslim Brotherhood to run in local elections despite 90 new arrests
CAIRO: New arrests Wednesday of 90 senior members and potential candidates from the banned Muslim Brotherhood has not dissuaded the opposition movement from running in the upcoming local elections, the…
PA passes law prohibiting demonstrations in places of worship
CAIRO: The People's Assembly's (PA) legislative committee passed a new draft law filed by the government forbidding demonstrations inside places of worship, Hamdy Hassan, PA member affiliated with the Muslim…
Deputy called Egyptian 'Taliban' before finding explosive material in car
TAMPA, Florida: A sheriff s deputy acknowledged that he used the terms "terrorist and "Taliban to describe a pair of Egyptian college students just before a search of their car…
Visa rewards winners of DSF campaign
CAIRO: Three Egyptian families got to participate in the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) celebrations as winners of Visa's promotional campaign, the company announced in a statement.Four winners were awarded 100-gram…
Devil's in the details, says Beltone Financial report
CAIRO: The economy will continue to grow but inflationary pressures will remain over the coming years, finds a recent report on Egypt by Belton Financial.The macroeconomic report on Egypt -…
Europe and the Rafah border crisis
When Israel and the Palestinian Authority - with the midwifery of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice - forged the Agreement of Movement and Access (AMA) in November 2005 enabling…