Hamas security detains father of Mohammed El-Dura
GAZA CITY: Hamas security briefly detained on Saturday the father of iconic Palestinian boy Mohammed El-Dura, who became a national symbol when he was killed during intense fighting in Gaza…
Issue of succession won't harm economy, says PM
CAIRO: Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif has been assuaging the concerns of local and foreign investors who worry that the ongoing issue of Egypt's presidential succession may harm the country's economy.Speaking…
EFG-Hermes shows record regional growth during Q307
CAIRO: Investment bank EFG-Hermes has announced consolidated audited financial figures for 2007 third quarter. During the three month period, total consolidated revenues more than doubled over that of the same…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: An evening with the Dancing Queens
Love can ask many things of a man and what I did for love the other night took the biscuit. I sacrificed the last vestiges of my rock 'n' roll…
A letter from Iran: Don't pre-empt
TEHRAN: Why should the Iranian and Israeli people be on the verge of military confrontation? War between Israel and Iran could easily spill over into a regional conflagration that could…
Hope in the company of strangers
DES MOINES: Visitors from other states and other countries are often surprised to learn that Iowa is not entirely flat and that there is more to the state than cornfields.…
Will Nato's Prodigal Son Return?
PARIS: Few state visits have lasting results. Nicolas Sarkozy's just completed trip to Washington may be an exception, because the French President may be preparing to bring Nato a highly…
BUE organizes blood donation campaign
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), in co-ordination with the President of The British University in Egypt (BUE), Professor Mostafa El Feki, has recently held its third blood…
German Archaeological Institute celebrates its 100th anniversary in Egypt
CAIRO: The German Archaeological Institute in Cairo (DAI) celebrated Sunday its centennial presence in Egypt to highlight the efforts and achievements of German archaeologists in the field as well as…
The Sphinx is safe, says Hawass
CAIRO: Before the Sphinx was sculpted to become one of the emblems of Egypt, ancient Egyptians knew that ground water had been running beneath the rock from which the statue…