Lebanon on edge amid violent protests
ReutersBEIRUT: Thousands of Shia Muslim and Christian protesters blocked roads in Lebanon with blazing tires on Tuesday in a campaign to oust the government, and at least a dozen people…
Justice Minister asked to intercede on behalf of Alexandrian jailed blogger
CAIRO: Two organizations are calling on the Minister of Justice Mamdouh Marei to arbitrate in the case of Abdel Kareem Nabil Soliman Amer, the blogger who has been under arrest…
Downtown Beirut paralyzed by anti-government protest
BEIRUT: The chic shops and eateries of Downtown Beirut have fallen eerily silent as opposition parties, led by Hezbollah and the party of Christian General Michel Aoun, have erected a…
Egyptian embassy worker disappears in Baghdad
Experts think kidnapping might be related to Egyptian support in IraqCAIRO: A worker for the Egyptian embassy in Baghdad disappeared on Monday the Foreign Ministry said.Foreign Ministry Press Spokesman Alaa…
$ 1.9 million Japanese grant to support UNICEF's maternal and child health program in Upper Egypt
CAIRO: Health services for expectant mothers and their babies in four of Upper Egypt's governorates are to receive a major boost thanks to a grant of nearly two million dollars…
Ministry of Investment denies privatization report
Moheiddin: Companies to be offered for sale after individual preparationCAIRO: The Ministry of Investment (MOI) denied Monday news reports of its plans to privatize 100 fully and partially state-owned companies…
Egypt, Italy to continue Debt-for-Development Swap
CAIRO: Minister of International Cooperation Fayza Abol Naga started negotiations with the Italian ambassador to Egypt Antonio Badini on the application of the second phase of Debt-for-Development Swap program. The…
Government signs LE 580 million loan agreement to fund power plant construction
Plant in Al Beheira part of LE 36 billion plan to add 7,000 megawatts by 2012CAIRO: Minister of International Cooperation MIC Fayza Aboul Naga signed a $102 million (LE 580…
History repeats itself
AIN EL SUKHNA: I picked up "The Shield of Achilles from my bookshelf and headed to the well-loved Palmera Resort for a breath of fresh air over the Islamic New…
The United States in Africa: addressing the combustible mix of Islam and oil
In the post-Sept. 11, 2001 world it is thoroughly understandable that the United States should reorganize its military, diplomatic, and military resources to engage, understand, and, if required, contest militant…