Mugabe looks for political boost at Africa summit after controversial re-election
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe was welcomed by his peers Monday at an African summit, hoping for a boost of political legitimacy after a widely discredited re-election. His fellow…
Zambian president in intensive care after stroke
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has suffered a stroke, his deputy said Monday, as the leader remained in intensive care in Egypt where he was due to attend an…
Egypt to reopen border with Gaza for two days for stranded masses
CAIRO: Egypt is to reopen the Rafah border crossing with the Hamas-run Gaza Strip for two days to allow hundreds of stranded on both sides to cross, a Palestinian diplomat…
Sunday, Monday trading slumps on Egypt bourse
CAIRO: The Egyptian stock market slid to its lowest close in almost four months on the start of the week, as banking stocks were still reeling after the government cancelled…
Maktoob.com sees 40 pct increase in audience
CAIRO: Maktoob.com received a total of 9.6 million unique users, visiting over 224 million web pages, in April 2008, making it one of the most visited websites in the Arab…
TE engineers go on strike demanding better pay
CAIRO: Telecom Egypt's transmission engineers reportedly went on strike in several governorates on Sunday, objecting to the discrepancies in salaries between engineers within the company, press reports said on Monday.…
US screen actors' guild has no plans to strike: union chief
LOS ANGELES: The president of the US Screen Actors Guild said on Sunday there were no immediate plans to strike against Hollywood studios, even though a contract with the studios…
American a capella group brings the do-wop to Cairo
Bathed in multicolored neon lights, the members of American a capella group Whim n Rhythm ascended a stage Saturday thousands of miles away from home. With the Nile mere meters…
SCA retrieves a 2,500-year-old stone relief from London auction house
CAIRO: Egypt said Monday that it had retrieved a 2,500-year-old limestone relief from London after its sale was blocked by Bonhams auction house there because it had been looted from…
Second time around for African American Muslims
For many African American Muslims, the fallout from the horrendous crime of September 11, 2001 was not entirely new. The US government s response was a bit of déjà vu…