The last meeting for two paragons of arrogance
Next week's Group of Eight summit will probably be the last such meeting for Presidents George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin. Seven years ago, at their first meeting in Ljubljana,…
Creating a 'failed state' in Palestine
A three-minute Palestinian movie says what needs to be said about estrangement and violence in the Middle East. It features a woman driving around Jerusalem asking for directions to the…
Al-Jazeera Producer back to Cairo
CAIRO: Al-Jazeera producer, Howayda Taha, arrived back in Egypt last Saturday waiting to attend the appeal session on June 16 and legal permission to start shooting her new documentary on…
An affair that ended in infanticide
CAIRO: The dead body of a newborn that was dumped from the fourth floor of a block in Al Haram area has uncovered the affair of a young woman and…
Egypt frees 130 Islamic Jihad members from jail
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have released 130 members of Islamic Jihad, including a provincial leader, after they signed pledges of non-violence, security officials said on Monday.The freed prisoners are all members…
E-mail brings books in small doses for commuters
Reuters Never had time to read Moby Dick and want something weightier than spam to read on your Blackberry on the way to work?A new web site is offering to…
Swedish FM starts talks in Egypt Today
CAIRO: Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, who arrived Monday night in Cairo on a two-day visit, will hold talks with a number of officials in Egypt, embassy sources said.Bildt is…
Egypt resumes military trial of top Muslim Brotherhood members
Associated PressCAIRO: A military trial of 40 senior members of Egypt s most powerful opposition group who are charged with terrorism and money laundering resumed Sunday, the group s attorney…
Forty years on from six day war
CAIRO: Forty years ago, Israel conducted a preemptive strike against Arab air forces on the ground destroying 400 planes. This was the first strike in what came to be known…
