Germany's Merkel presses Israeli-Palestinian peace drive
CAIRO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel Sunday pressed on with a tour of the Middle East focused on efforts to lay the ground for a resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Merkel,…
Another arms cache unearthed near Gaza border
RAFAH: Two arms caches in northern Sinai near the Rafah border were discovered by security forces on Saturday, officials have said.The arms find comes a week after a suicide bomber…
WORD ON THE STREET: Opinions on alleged Egyptian spy
"I think it's stupid of the government to arrest him and investigate. I think he's a normal person. But maybe the government has some reason. Mohmmed Qawasme, cameraman"If he's Egyptian…
Zotye Auto examines manufacture of Chinese models in Egypt
CAIRO: Chinese Zotye Auto Company is mulling over a proposal to manufacture Chinese models in the domestic market to benefit from the government incentives to car manufacturers in Egypt.The company's…
Sawiris allies with two Saudi companies to compete over third operation license
CAIRO: Nagib Sawiris, the chairman of Orascom Telecom, said his company's competition over the third mobile phone operation in Saudi Arabia would be made through an alliance with Saudi Arabian…
Insecurity and corruption hinder reconstruction in Iraq
Insecurity, corruption among Iraqi officials and weak US contract management have led to tens of millions of dollars in Iraq reconstruction aid going missing, a new audit report said on…
New questions concerning the European Union's future
Ever since France and the Netherlands rejected the European Union's proposed Constitutional Treaty, EU leaders have been busy pointing fingers at each other, or blaming French and Dutch citizens for…
New questions concerning the European Unions future
Ever since France and the Netherlands rejected the European Unions proposed Constitutional Treaty, EU leaders have been busy pointing fingers at each other, or blaming French and Dutch citizens for…
Giving life a chance in Lebanon
Much has been written in the past few months to accommodate either the March 8 or the March 14 movement. Their rivalry has been eating at the very core of…
Bird flu continues to threaten developing world
CAIRO: In recent weeks, Egyptian media has highlighted the dangers of the possibilities that the current H5N1 avian influenza, also known as the bird flu virus, could spread or mutate.Warda…