Egypt seizes Israeli radioactive shipment
EL-ARISH: Egypt on Sunday refused to allow entry to an Israeli truck carrying three and half tonnes of ceramics after high radiation levels were detected in the shipment, a security…
Brotherhood member still detained, despite court release orders
CAIRO: Mamdouh El-Mounir, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, who has spent over three months in detention in violation of court release orders, was issued another detention order on Saturday.El-Mounir,…
Hundreds homeless after deadly battles in north Lebanon
TRIPOLI: Hundreds of people were still homeless on Sunday after the latest bout of deadly sectarian fighting in the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli. The army has barred residents…
Gov't to reimburse rice exporters for losses
CAIRO: Some reports indicate that the Ministry of Trade and Industry has filed a petition requesting rice exporters be reimbursed for a tariff levied on them last year. The tariff…
CIB gets US loan to expand mortgage finance in Egypt
CAIRO: Egypt's Commercial International Bank (CIB) announced Monday it received a $250 million (LE 1.3 billion) loan from the US government to expand low- and middle-income mortgage lending in Egypt.CIB…
Algeria's El Kendi selects Summit as ICT solution provider
CAIRO: Summit, an Orascom and Sumitomo Corporation company, was chosen by El-Kendi Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company to help set up the financial and logistics systems in its new plant in Algeria.…
BOOK REVIEW: The art and architecture of Islam
Markus Hattstein and Peter Delius have collaborated with an impressive number of authors to produce a colorful new book that explores the artistic and scientific influence of Islam throughout a…
'Wallace & Gromit' to become episodic video game
LOS ANGELES - Wallace & Gromit are going on a new adventure. Telltale Games is creating an episodic video game based on Aardman Animations Oscar-winning animated film series titled Wallace…
Iran's treasured film industry struggles under censorship
TEHRAN: It s a busy evening in Tehran and dozens of film fans are queuing outside a new glass-fronted multiplex cinema to see the latest productions from one of Iran…
Nuclear Vigilantes
Forty years ago this month, more than 50 nations gathered in the East Room of the White House to sign the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons. In his…