The enigma of Russia: Is the country more market-driven?
Fifteen years after the Soviet Union collapsed and split apart, Russia still fits Winston Churchill's characterization of Stalin's USSR nearly seven decades ago: "A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside…
Washington must consider a contact group for Iraq
Last November's congressional elections dealt US President George W. Bush a sharp rebuff over his Iraq policy. Shortly after the election, the Iraq Study Group offered a bipartisan formula for…
REGIONAL FOCUS: Israel set the spark of Palestinian infighting
Neighboring Arab states face uphill battle to temper situation in Palestinian territoriesThirty people have lost their lives in the power struggle that has engulfed the Palestinian territories in the past…
Germans go globetrotting, but not so much to Egypt
BERLIN: Germans retained their position as the world leaders in expenditure on foreign travel last year, a study released on Tuesday showed.Germans spent a total of $78.3 billion on business…
National Geographic to launch first Arabic youth magazine in Egypt
CAIRO: What's yellow, glossy and read everywhere? With 40 million readers a month in 31 languages, National Geographic magazine has certainly been read all over the world, but until now,…
Belly dancer gets scammed
CAIRO: In many of the country's cabarets and seedier night spots, it is not uncommon to find a belly dancer or a singer of sorts flooded with banknotes of all…
Petra among Seven Wonders finalists
AMMAN: Jordan s ancient Nabatean archeological site of Petra has been chosen among 21 finalists vying to be counted among the new seven wonders of the world, officials said Tuesday.…
Germany hoping to tap into Egypt's scientific potential
Cooperation key in getting Egyptian scientists back on trackCAIRO: Beset by brain drain, funding shortages and weak international networks, Egypt's scientific community is falling behind in key scientific sectors, warns…
Ahly land Sfaxien midfielder Boujelbene
Cairo: Al Ahly club has signed Tunisian midfielder Anis Boujelbene from Sfaxien on a two-and-half year contract for $50.000, the African champions said on Monday.Boujelbene will be paid $400.000 as…
Egyptian among those arrested in Sicily for trafficking immigrant minors
ROME: Italian police have uncovered a scheme by which the families of some 200 illegal immigrant minors were duped into paying a gang for their freedom, police said Monday.Six suspects…