Security tightens in Luxor ahead of Sarkozy private visit
CAIRO: French President Nicolas Sarkozy was flying to Luxor on Tuesday aboard a private jet accompanied by his new love, ex-supermodel Carla Bruni, to spend Christmas on the banks of…
Sarkozy, girlfriend arrive at Luxor hotel holding hands
LUXOR: Sporting dark sunglasses and holding hands, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his topmodel-turned-singer girlfriend Carla Bruni, arrived in Luxor Tuesday, kicking off a private visit to Egypt.As the couple…
Aboul Gheit rejects Livini's smuggling accusations
CAIRO: Egypt on Tuesday strongly rejected criticism by Israel's top diplomat that Cairo is doing a "terrible job of securing its border with the Gaza Strip against smugglers, saying Foreign…
Dealing with the bread queue crisis
CAIRO: "We will soon kill and steal from each other for bread. Where is the country going? asked Howeida, a middle-aged mother of three who cleans houses for a living.She…
Phase 2 of Saudi's Hajj Terminal expansion starts in Jan
JEDDAH: The second phase of the expansion of the Hajj Terminal at King Abdul Aziz International Airport will begin next month after the departure of all pilgrims, reported the Saudi…
From Beatles to Kevin 'Bloody' Wilson, Christmas tunes pay
At the height of their career, the Beatles were not above cashing in on Christmas tunes at the end of the year, a formula that 40 years later still serves…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: Scuba diving in Sharm El-Sheikh
Sharm El-Sheikh scuba divers have been adding to the coral reef's unique experience by exposing their buttocks to passengers on glass bottom boats. Peering into the reef looking for exotic…
Will Ex-Mexicans Choose America's Next President?
Among the many surprises during the Republican Party presidential candidates' debates a couple of weeks ago was the rekindled importance of immigration. After the failure of President George W. Bush's…
The "Browning" of African Technology
Forget MIT. Hello, Tsing Hua University. For Clothilde Tingiri, a hot young programmer at Rwanda's top software company, dreams of Beijing, not Cambridge, animate her ambitions. Desperate for more education,…
Would that the Walls were Holy
The Jewish, Christian, and Muslim spiritual imaginations vortex around Jerusalem, the holy city. Yet realpolitik and real estate claims converge with equal force and passion on the city. Day-to-day terrestrial…