Iraq's Qaeda chief urges kidnap of Western Christians in return for Egyptian cleric
Agence France-PresseDUBAI: Al-Qaeda s chief in Iraq on Thursday urged his followers to kidnap Western Christians in order to swap them for an Egyptian cleric held in the United States,…
Rice to meet Gulf foreign ministers in Cairo
CAIRO: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet foreign ministers of the six conservative Gulf countries and Jordan while in Egypt on Tuesday, an Egyptian official said on Friday.…
The confusing and costly choice of being a vegetarian
CAIRO: "Vegetarian? the stallholder or restaurant owner says, looking a little surprised. "You don't eat meat at all? Well, we do have chicken. No? Not even chicken? Well, how about…
Sci-tech scene: Big price, high definition, long wait
While riveted into home cinema, multimedia just went portableCAIRO: In Egypt these days, as elsewhere in the world, many people are obsessed with buying plasma screens, assuming they're going to…
Ramadan Recipes 1: Conventional and innovative dishes spice up the Ramadan buffet
CAIRO: No one can tell you how much tastes vary as someone preparing a meal for a Ramadan iftar. With a usually extended list of guests, the person preparing the…
Swiss day
ŠΘ###This casual event was a great success as guests enjoyed food from the grill, salads and deserts, here are Amelia Vinobel and Carolina Held##Photography by Hassan IbrahimThe event started at…
Doha Round could still be a success in 2007 – WTO chief
GENEVA: Frozen talks on reducing barriers to global commerce could be revived and brought to a successful conclusion by the end of 2007, World Trade Organization chief Pascal Lamy said…
Syria defies US threat, still backs Hamas, Hezbollah
DAMASCUS: Syria will keep supporting Hamas and Hezbollah despite U.S. threats to impose more sanctions on it, a government newspaper said on Thursday. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice threatened…
Turkey accepts pope's efforts to soothe anger over remarks on Islam
ROME: Turkey has accepted Pope Benedict XVI s efforts to make amends for his recent remarks on Islam and violence, a top Turkish official said Thursday in Rome. We thought…
Lebanese president slams Chirac over summit snub
PARIS: Lebanon s pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud Thursday accused his French counterpart Jacques Chirac of barring him from a summit of French-speaking countries, saying it was an interference in Lebanese…
