Palestine between delusion and destruction
It's hard to know who appears more ludicrous and despicable, the Palestinian Fatah and Hamas leaderships allowing their gunmen to fight it out on the streets of the Gaza Strip…
False dichotomies: "Secularists" and "Islamists" in Turkey
ISTANBUL: When Turkey s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) - a party with Islamic roots - nominated one of its own as president, millions of protesters took to the…
Deploying Joint UN-AU Peacekeepers in Darfur
A little more than a week ago, leaders of the world's industrialized nations met for their annual summit in Heiligendamm, Germany. Our modest goal: to win a breakthrough on climate…
KHAWAGA'S TALE: Leafing through Cairo's bestsellers and book clubs
The summer holidays are almost upon us and the one thing we all need is a good book to read by the pool, at the beach or in my case…
Three times' a charm
"Ocean's Thirteen has arrived adding yet another big name to this summer's line-up of 'threequels,' which includes "Shrek, "Spiderman and "Pirates of the Caribbean. Steve Soderbergh's third, and you suspect…
Free zones to include agricultural, service projects: Mohieldin
CAIRO: In accordance with recent amendments to the Investment Law, Egypt's free zones will no longer host industrial projects only, but will extend to include agricultural and service-oriented projects.That is…
Egypt welcomes emergency Palestinian government
Haniyeh vows to continue role from GazaCAIRO: Egypt has expressed full support for the newly sworn in emergency government in Palestine led by Sallam Fayyad, said a statement by Foreign…
Blogger detention unnerves blogging community
CAIRO: Egyptian blogger Amr Sharqawi was jailed and treated brutally for taking pictures of the Shoura election board, during the alleged vote-rigging. The harsh treatment has sent a chill through…
Bulgarian President to visit Egypt this year
Bilateral relations thrives in various fields CAIRO: Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov is scheduled to visit Egypt next November accompanied by a business delegation, said Bulgarian Ambassador in Cairo Ivan Gaetanjiev.Gaetanjiev…
Egypt sees 2007/2008 deficit at 6.9 pct of GDP
CAIRO: The government is forecasting an overall budget deficit for the 2007 to 2008 fiscal year of 6.9 percent of gross domestic product and a cash deficit of 6.7 percent…
