Quartet backs US peace conference, denounces Gaza blockade
CAIRO: The Middle East Quartet released a statement after meeting in the UN headquarters on Sunday expressing support for the US-sponsored peace conference for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict as well as…
Al Ghad holds conference in support of convicted newspaper editors
CAIRO: Under the title "No to imprisoning journalists, Al Ghad party organized a conference Monday to show solidarity with the four newspaper editors charged with insulting President Hosni Mubarak, his…
CAMI session discusses African industrial development
CAIRO: Egypt called for increased industrial cooperation between African countries in the Extraordinary Session of the Conference of African Ministers of Industry (CAMI) that convened on Tuesday in the South…
Nokia launches Cairo office, Islamic applications
CAIRO: Nokia have announced the opening of a new Egypt office, which will also serve the North East African region, including Libya and Sudan. The company also launched its special…
Ancient Egyptian fruit hamper found in King Tut's tomb
Eight baskets filled with fruits preserved for more than 3,000 years have been discovered by Egyptian archaeologists in Tutankhamun s tomb, the Supreme Council of Antiquities said on Monday.A team…
Imam-Negm sketches are still close to people's hearts
"Wake up Egypt, shake your crescent and achieve your victory, stretch your hand and keep up with the modern age. "Who are they and who are we? They are princes…
Overcoming us and them
LONDON: Racism is, among many things, convenient. It provides simplified, definite and ready-to-serve answers to complex and compounded questions. Racists, in turn, come from all walks of life; their motivation…
The Rise of Mid-Level Powers
The security environment since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States has clearly demonstrated the limits of the United Nations, or even the US as the world's…
Sarkozy, neo-Gaullist?
An American with a French passport , Bush s new poodle , a populist neo-conservative : neither Nicolas Sarkozy s recent statements nor his behavior has substantiated these accusations hurled…
Eight Mahalla strikers arrested, thousands erect tent city inside factory
CAIRO: Thousands of workers in the Nile Delta town of El Mahalla El Kobra continued their strike for a third day on Tuesday, erecting a tent city in the center…