Egypt, France agree on resolution of Lebanon crisis
CAIRO: The French foreign minister called on Lebanese political factions to end their confrontation ahead of an international donors conference, saying during his brief Mideast visit Saturday that stability was…
Twelve parties rejected by the Supreme Administrative court
CAIRO: The Supreme Administrative court upheld on Jan. 6 a ruling issued by the political parties committee rejecting the applications of 12 groups for official recognition and status. They said…
Government to add 1,000 megawatts to national electricity grid in 2007
2007-12 plan calls for LE 46 billion in investmentsCAIRO: Four power stations with an estimated output of 1,000 megawatts will join the national electricity grid by the end of 2007,…
"The Cause 2007" heralds the comeback of stage documentary
With tonight's debut of "Al Qadiya 2007 (The Cause 2007) at the Opera House's Al Hanager Art Center the stage documentary genre comes back strong to Cairo's theater scene.Written by…
Oil won't last; invest in Arab education
Many of the Arab nations have been blessed historically with oil and natural gas, which became the dominant engines of economic change in the last century. That is the good…
Can the Democrats avoid an economic crack-up?
Now that the Democrats have taken control of the United States Congress, President George W. Bush has decided it's time for fiscal discipline and a balanced budget. That's shameless, even…
Islamism in the Sahel: little known, but longstanding
In a Sept. 11, 2006 video, Ayman al-Zawahiri declared that, "Osama bin Laden has told me to announce to the Muslims that the GSPC (the Algerian-based Salafist Group for Preaching…
The Arab states drift into irrelevance
Of the many transformations taking place throughout the Middle East, the most striking is that the new regional security architecture gradually emerging in the Arab world seems to be managed…
New video probe launched
CAIRO: The Ministry of Interior ordered security services to discover the identity of a female suspect apparently being tortured by police in a video publicized by the press, a security…
Four missing off Red Sea's Marsa Alam
MARSA ALAM: Three foreigners and an Egyptian were missing Sunday after they went scuba diving in Red Sea, an Egyptian diving association said. A fifth diver who was with them…