Staalplaat Soundsystem a cure for your ailments?
CAIRO: If you've heard that there is nothing to do in Cairo, think again; exhibitions and culture centers are all over the city, offering vast entertainment catering to different tastes.…
Desert village Pushes to become lush farmland
ALI MUBARAK, Egypt: It's 11 am and Omayna Yousseff Abdel Aziz has already had a full days work. The bananas have been picked and left to soak up water from…
Egyptian abattoirs accused of animal mistreatment
DUBAI: Radical animal rights group PETA is set to launch for the first time Monday a Middle East campaign to highlight alleged abuses in slaughterhouses in Egypt and several Gulf…
Government continues appeal of Bahai recognition
CAIRO: After years of oppression, the Bahai community in Egypt struck gold a few weeks ago after a court decision was handed down granting them full citizenship rights in the…
Police identify one Sinai bomber
ISMAILIA, Egypt: An Egyptian who blew himself up in an attack on a multinational force in the Sinai Peninsula was a 19-year-old student of Islam at a Cairo university, security…
Hezbollah should disarm: Jumblatt
CAIRO: Prominent Lebanese MP Walid Jumblatt said Sunday there was no justification for Hezbollah fighters to continue bearing arms because Israeli troops have long ago withdrawn from Lebanese territory. That…
Egypt seeks methods to provide funding to Palestinian Authority
WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan will press Middle East peace brokers to find ways to get funds to the Palestinian Authority despite a U.S.-led ban on aid for Hamas…
Foreign minister calls for setting new dates for Mideast peace plan
CAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmad Abul-Gheit said Saturday that new dates should be set for the U.S.-backed roadmap peace plan, which envisions a cessation of violence and the creation of an…
Opposition says reform moving in the wrong direction
CAIRO: In this era of Middle Eastern politics, the Egyptian populace has responded in a flurry to last week's decision to extend the Emergency Law, now in effect for a…
Mubarak welcomes Darfur peace agreement
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday welcomed the signing of the Darfur peace agreement by Khartoum and the region s main rebel faction but urged the other parties to sign.…