War of Ideas: Insurgent channel spreads its wings
A controversial TV channel that is the voice of Iraq's anti-American insurgents looks set to launch another front in the propaganda war against the U.S. The head of al-Zawraa, which…
From Vietnam to Egypt, bird flu still raging across continents
Associated PressVINH THUAN, Vietnam: Even before the boat drifts into sight, all senses are alerted to its cargo - a chorus of raucous quacking mixed with an unmistakable stench.About 1,400…
Mother-in-law angry in sympathy with Saddam!
CAIRO: This is one of the oddest but most amusing of complaints that might have ever come to the media's notice. An Iraqi widow who resided with her Egyptian mother-in-law…
BBC documentary allegedly slanders Egyptian doctor
CAIRO: Mohamed Al Taranissi, an Egyptian London-based fertility doctor, was the subject of a smear campaign in the famous BBC's popular Panorama program.The documentary, which was aired in the UK…
Egyptian Tourism Resorts to split stock
Cairo: The Egyptian Company for Tourism Resorts has decided on a 10-for-one stock split with effect from Jan. 29, the company said in an announcement published on Tuesday. The new…
OT may buy back 5 pct of GDRs in 2007
Cairo: Orascom Telecom (OT) may buy back five percent of its global depositary receipts (GDRs) this year, the company said in a statement seen on Tuesday. Orascom Telecom continues to…
Ayman Nour acquitted of assault charge
CAIRO: Egypt s jailed opposition leader Ayman Nour was found not guilty on Tuesday of physically assaulting a voter during the September 2005 presidential elections, his wife and security sources…
Global image of America sinks
LONDON: The image of the United States has deteriorated around the world in the past year because of issues such as Iraq and prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, according to a…