Egyptian teen arrested for trying to join suicide bombers in Gaza, Interior Ministry says
CAIRO: An Egyptian teen was arrested Sunday as he tried to sneak into Gaza to join suicide bombers there, the Interior Ministry said.The 16-year-old was arrested for a second time…
Lebanon president to be elected by Nov 24: parliament chief
BEIRUT: Lebanon s rival factions will have thrashed out agreement on a new president by November 24 when current President Emile Lahoud s term runs out, parliament speaker Nabih Berri…
Ten killed in Iraq attacks
BAGHDAD: Insurgents killed at least 10 people in Iraq on Monday, including six in a suicide truck bomb attack in the northern town of Tal Afar, officials said. A bomber…
Rice hopes key Arab nations will attend US Mideast peace conference
UNITED NATIONS: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed hope Sunday that key Arab nations, including Syria, will attend a Mideast peace conference this fall hosted by US President George…
CNN making inroads with Egyptian sponsorship
CAIRO: Last month an agreement was signed by CNN International with the Egyptian company Artoc to sponsor the monthly business show "CNN Business Traveller, the latest in a line of…
MBC delivers rich entertainment services with vignette
Vignette, a leading provider of Next-Generation web solutions, announced last week the successful deployment of its Vignette Digital Services Hub to power the online presence of MBC television station, the…
Ministry of Petroleum trains young cadres
CAIRO: The Oil and Gas Skills Company celebrated the graduation of the first group of petroleum engineers from Colorado University in the United States.In collaboration with the Ministry of Petroleum,…
World Economic Forum returns to Egypt in 2008
CAIRO: Under the theme "Committed to Improving the State of the World, the World Economic Forum (WEF) will come to Egypt in May 2008 for the second time, bringing an…
YOUTH VIEWS: Four steps to appreciating diversity
BEIRUT: I had two articles due, a term paper to write and a fever when I chose to forget about everything and fill out six official-looking papers that had been…
The Lebanese Labyrinth
Lebanon is poised to hold a presidential election that none of its contending factions - indeed, none of the rival factions in the region - can afford to lose.Let's start…