The US should pay Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan
There is a refugee crisis in the Middle East that is unprecedented and far supersedes the Palestinian Diaspora of 1948.Millions of Iraqis - some educated and as well off as…
Photographers protest Sorour's People's Assembly restrictions
CAIRO: Egyptian photographers demonstrated Saturday in front of the Journalists Syndicate to protest a decree restricting their presence in parliament to five minutes at the beginning of each session.Parliament Speaker…
Rival Palestinians leaders begin crucial talks in Mecca on forging coalition government
Associated Press MECCA, Saudi Arabia: Rival Palestinian leaders began crucial talks in this holy city Wednesday, vowing to reach a power-sharing agreement to avert civil war between them, a key…
Muslim Brotherhood members to be tried by court known for swift trials with no appeal
Associated Press CAIRO: Several members of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt s most powerful opposition movement, were referred Tuesday to the military court system, known for its swift trials and no…
Israel trying to distract from spy story, says MP
CAIRO: Member of parliament Saad El-Gamal has rejected Israel s claim that the arrest of an alleged Egyptian spy was merely an attempt to divert attention from domestic problems.El-Gamal, head…
Telecoms dominate Cairo ICT 2007 trade show
Egypt pushes back network launch date one month says Emirates Telecommunications CompanyCAIRO: Etisalat Egypt, the country s new third mobile network operator, has pushed back its operation launch date to…
Etisalt Egypt plans to attract 10 million subscribers by 2010
CAIRO: The third local mobile phone operator Etisalat Egypt plans to attract as much as 10 million subscribers in the Egyptian mobile phone services market by 2010, according to the…
The emancipation of "Mr Black Testicles"
In the packed Howard Theater of the American University in Cairo, the lights are suddenly turned off after a peculiar interlude of songs that sound strangely familiar. For about three…
A powerful Lebanese aphrodisiac, and a potential poison
Toufic Farroukh s latest album, Tootya, serves up unusual musical delicacies BEIRUT: Jazz saxophonist Toufic Farroukh s latest effort is called Tootya, and to those in the know, his album…
