Oil price rises above $132
SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose above $132 in Asia on Wednesday as the world s biggest producers and consumers prepared to meet to discuss record crude costs that are stoking fears…
Israel hands six suspected Bedouin drug smugglers to Egypt
AL-ARISH: Israel has handed over six Egyptian Bedouins suspected of drug trafficking to Egyptian authorities, a security official told AFP on Wednesday."The six had sneaked into Israel illegally about 10…
Israel puts off Gaza invasion, will give Egyptian truce efforts more time
JERUSALEM: Israel decided on Wednesday to suspend plans to invade the Gaza Strip in order to give Egyptian-brokered truce efforts more time to succeed.The decision came despite a new spike…
Prosecutor General repeals verdict on contaminated blood bag case
CAIRO: Prosecutor General Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud has repealed the verdict issued by the Cairo Criminal Court that exonerated those accused in the Hidelina case of providing defective blood bags to the…
Raya opens support center in Smart Village
CAIRO: Prime Ministers Ahmed Nazif inaugurated the new center of Nokia s regional maintenance center in Smart Vilalge.The center was established by Best Service Co., a Raya Holding subsidiary, Tarek…
Capturing the diversity of Egypt's culture
Coptic priests, Bedouin women, and a blue-tinted photo of famous belly dancer Dina's renowned tummy - these are some of the subjects of the latest photography exhibition on display at…
Ireland Votes, Europe Waits
On June 12, Irish voters will vote on the European Union's Lisbon Treaty, the instrument designed to improve the efficiency and legitimacy of the now 27-member bloc. Ireland is the…
The suicide cult – transposed
The West should have nothing on us because many of our afflictions seem to be popping up there too. I speak of the 'suicide cult'. On June 5 www.wsws.org reported…
Is there a new Washington consensus?
Two and a half years ago, senior staff members of the World Bank approached the Nobel laureate Michael Spence to ask him to lead a high-powered commission on economic growth.…
