Israel hopes to expel activists within 72 hours
JERUSALEM: Israel hopes to expel within 72 hours the 118 foreign, pro-Palestinian activists who were jailed over the weekend after being denied entry, officials said Sunday. The timetable will depend…
Shutting down Suez Canal would be a serious economic threat, say experts
CAIRO: Fear that protesters in Suez will disrupt the flow of maritime traffic in the Suez Canal were dispelled Sunday by director of the Suez Canal Authority Ahmed Al Manakhly…
After the party, South Sudan prays for its future
JUBA: Volunteers cleared away the rubbish and worshippers offered prayers for its future on Sunday, after South Sudan was feted by world leaders as it celebrated independence and began the…
Syria opens ‘dialogue’ with opposition absent
DAMASCUS: Syria opened a "national dialogue" on Sunday that it hailed as a step towards multi-party democracy after five decades of Baath party rule but its credibility was undermined by…
Hemingway leaves indelible mark on Pamplona
Room 217 in the Gran Hotel La Perla, swankiest hotel in northern Spain's bull-running city Pamplona, has barely changed since Ernest Hemingway last slept here. There are a few alterations…
Folk singer Facundo Cabral killed in Guatemala
One of Latin America's most admired folk singers, Facundo Cabral, was killed Saturday when three carloads of gunmen ambushed the vehicle in which he was riding, prompting expressions of anguish…
What’s in a name? That which we call Meetphool
By Maha ElNabawi What’s in a name? That which we call Meetphool.net – potentially the most revolutionary website to hit the performing arts sector in Egypt and likely the entire Mediterranean…
Egypt’s Suez Canal June revenue up at $445.2 mln
CAIRO: Revenue from Egypt's Suez Canal rose 16 percent year on year to $445.2 million in June, up 2 percent from a month earlier, a government portal showed on Sunday.…
Egypt recognizes new state of South Sudan
JUBA: Egypt recognized the state of South Sudan on Saturday after its split from the north, Foreign Minister Mohamed El-Orabi said. Egypt has watched the split warily. It depends on…
FM says no Gulf pressure to halt Mubarak trial
By Shaimaa Fayed / Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's foreign minister dismissed talk of any pressure on Cairo from Gulf Arab states to prevent the trial of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, according to…
