Darfuri woman dies at Egypt-Israel border in Sinai
CAIRO: A woman from the war-torn Darfur region of Sudan was shot dead by Egyptian police on Sunday while trying to cross the Egyptian border with Israel, a security source…
Ill and hungry, Palestinians in Egypt long for home
AL-ARISH: The thousands of Palestinians stranded in Al-Arish and Rafah are broke, hungry, and homeless, but you won't hear a single one asking for these basic necessities."We just want to…
Anger at Fatah and Hamas reigns in Rafah
Stranded Palestinians angry at being exploitedAL-ARISH/RAFAH: Palestinians stuck on the Egypt Gaza border as the Rafah crossing remains closed are getting angrier by the day. As their despondence and desperation…
Peaceful July 23 strike lacks mass appeal, says activist
CAIRO: Marking July 23 Revolution Day yesterday, political opposition groups initiated a new form of protest by staying home and hanging the Egyptian flag from their balconies, but some activists…
Blair here to listen and learn
Aboul Gheit and Al-Khatib in Israel today to present Arab initiativeCAIRO: Amid much curiosity and anticipation, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair paid his first visit to the region in…
Artoc Group's invests LE 56 million in Abu Dhabi's CERT Innovations
CAIRO: Corecap and Alpen Capital, the financial advisors of the Center of Excellence for Applied Research and Training (CERT) - the commercial arm of the Higher Colleges of Technology in…
Egyptians still feeling the effects of last year's hike in fuel prices
CAIRO: "Ever since last year's increase in fuel prices, I spend an extra LE 8 each day on gasoline consumption alone, and the majority of customers does not want to…
Amer Group expands their North Coast portfolio
CAIRO: Porto Marina welcomed the summer season with the launch of nine residential towers and the introduction of their latest North Coast development, Porto Golf. Amer Group, the developers of…
Austen scam exposes publishers' pride and prejudice
A string of publishers failed to spot blatant plagiarism of one of English literature s most famous authors, in a cheeky test to see if she would have secured a…
KHAWAGA'S TALE: Pyrenees Part 3
I have been vacationing now for two weeks in this French Pyrenees farming village, where every morning feels like a Friday morning: a swim at about 10:30, then collect my…