Fearing attacks, Egypt beefs up airport security
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have beefed up security measures at Cairo s international airport, fearing incidents similar to recent attacks in Algeria and Britain, the official Middle East News Agency (Mena)…
Aboul Gheit visits Israel for peace initiative
Netanyahu opposed to peace planCAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit and his Jordanian counterpart Abdel Illah Al-Khatib were in Israel yesterday to discuss an Arab peace initiative that aims to…
Libya's release of nurses part of 'Machiavellian' political strategy
CAIRO: Following widespread jubilation Tuesday over the release of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor from a Libyan prison, some Egyptian analysts have revealed their skepticism over the move.Libya…
North Sinai residents wary of Palestinians' reallocation plan
CAIRO: The People's Committee for the Right to Return and the Tagamou Party are meeting today in Al-Arish to discuss the best way to stir action against the possibility of…
Sinai tourism remains resilient
TABA: The year 2007 has so far been a quiet year in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, where tourists from Egypt, the Middle East, and the West flock to swim, snorkel, and…
Egypt's Raya studies OT offer, says price is low
CAIRO: Egypt s Raya will appoint an independent valuation counselor to study Orascom Telecom s (OT) acquisition offer, Raya said on Wednesday.The technology and communications firm said in a statement…
The art of hope
Exhibition showcases work by children with special needsPaintings, drawings, handmade accessories and toys created by children with special needs adorn the walls of Zamalek's El-Sawy Culture Wheel. The exhibition titled…
South Africa is a bad example for boycotting Israel
The academic boycott of apartheid South Africa is often cited as a model for the current boycott of Israeli academic institutions. The reality is that they could not be more…
No Development, No Peace
Anyone interested in peacemaking, poverty reduction, and Africa's future should read the new United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) report Sudan: Post-Conflict Environmental Assessment. This may sound like a technical report…
Recapturing legitimacy in Palestine
Western countries got it wrong when they believed that Hamas could not win the 2006 democratic elections they promoted in the Palestinian territories. Western leaders are getting it wrong again…