Suez Canal revenue up 10 percent
CAIRO: Revenue from the Suez Canal was $3.2 billion in the first 10 months of the year - boosting Egypt s coffers by $400 million more than in the same…
Take me out to the ballgame!
Softball alive and kicking in CairoCAIRO: The Apache woman's softball team caressed, crushed and cheered the ball to all points of the field on Friday, scoring eight runs in the…
After Rumsfeld, a good time to refocus on 'soft power'
The midterm elections in the United States earlier this week were the sharpest popular rebuke that President George W. Bush has yet suffered at home. With Congress lost to the…
Consider an interim deal to avoid a risky political vacuum
Since Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert shelved his unilateral withdrawal, or "convergence plan for the West Bank, his government has had no political agenda at all for dealing with the…
Dream of permanent peace by delaying it for a decade
Here in the Gaza Strip, where I live, few dream of peace. For now, most dare only to dream of a lack of war. It is for this reason that…
Rumsfeld resignation positive sign for Egypt and the region, experts say
Republicans trying to appease public on unpopular Iraq policy after Congressional lossesCAIRO: The resignation of US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld after the Democratic sweep to power in both houses…
New government regulations tighten control over Gulf consortium transportation projects
Ministry of Transportation reserves the right to increase share in future projects beyond 20 percentCAIRO: Minister of Transportation (MOT) Mohammed Mansour approved new regulations Monday to help his ministry retain…
Restaurant review: For simple family fun on Fridays
Andrea on El-Mariottiya canal road is a great spot for a weekend family outingCAIRO: As soon as the weather shows signs of cooling down, on Friday afternoons families head in…
