Musings: France's Ugly Face!
On the 10th of this month, France received Libyan President Moammar Qaddafi in a step representing the pinnacle of President Sarkozy's "realpolitik, which was preceded by his famous visit to…
Hajj pilgrims buy gifts as memories of Mecca
MECCA: Pilgrims heading home from Mecca not only carry mental souvenirs of an unforgettable spiritual journey, they also take gifts for loved ones not fortunate enough to travel with them…
Chaos mars Egyptian Hajj delegations, official denies accusations
CAIRO: Despite reports in the independent and state-owned press about the lack of organization of the official Egyptian Hajj delegations, General Ayman Helmy, media relations director at the Ministry of…
Woman forced to strip in new controversial video clip
CAIRO: Award-winning blogger and anti-torture activist Wael Abbas created a new stir over the Eid holiday when he posted an image and audio recording depicting what he alleges could be…
AUC community continues normalization debate
CAIRO: Twenty eight years after the Camp David Accords ended hostilities between Egypt and Israel, there are few issues that inspire more rumors, or get Egyptian intellectuals as heated, as…
16 killed when bus falls off Nile ferry
MINYA: Sixteen people, including six children, died Saturday when a microbus they were riding in fell off a rickety ferry and sank in the Nile River in southern Egypt, security…
SPORTS TALK: Play till you drop
Pant, pant, pant? That s all you hear these days from our football players who are about to drop dead in the middle of playing at the torrid pace of…
Venezuela to host energy conference of Latin American, Arab countries
CAIRO: Venezuela plans to host the energy conference of Latin American and Arab countries early next year, said Venezuela Ambassador to Egypt Victor Ramon Carazo Thursday according to the Kuwait…
Dana Gas makes another gas well discovery
SHARJAH: Dana Gas, the Middle East s first and largest regional private-sector natural gas company, announced the discovery of a new gas well drilled in its Egyptian concessions.According to a…