Cashing in on Egypt’s black cloud
By Maha El Dahan CAIRO: After the rice harvest each autumn, Egyptians take a deep breath and brace for the "black cloud," a thick layer of smog from burning rice straw…
Blasts hit gas pipeline between Egypt, Jordan, Israel
CAIRO: Saboteurs blew up the gas pipeline between Egypt, Israel and Jordan on Thursday in Northern Sinai using remote controlled bombs, forcing it to shut down, Egyptian security sources said.…
Iran defiant on nuclear program, warns Israel
TEHRAN: Iran vowed Wednesday it "will not budge an iota" from its nuclear path despite a new UN report hardening suspicions it is seeking atomic weapons, as an Iranian general…
Arabs urged to act as Syria death toll soars
DAMASCUS: Arab League on Tuesday came under mounting pressure to act after Syria's regime failed to implement its peace blueprint and tightened a bloody siege on the flashpoint city of…
UN Council deadlocked on Palestinian bid, says report
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council is deadlocked on whether to accept or reject Palestine as a member of the United Nations, according to a draft report of a key…
New Libya faces mountain of grievances
TRIPOLI: Moammar Qaddafi's intelligence service killed Nadia Seif's husband for plotting to assassinate the dictator, seized her villa, then held her for seven months in a tiny cell where she…
Egyptian Bloc to protest SEC reluctance to give unified symbol
CAIRO: The Egyptian Bloc said it will stage a demonstration in front of the Supreme Elections Commission (SEC) office on Thursday morning to protest its reluctance to give the bloc…
Judges shoulder hopes for democracy
CAIRO: Egypt's judiciary has emerged from the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak as one of the few institutions retaining some credibility, but the weight of public expectations may have forced…
Discoverama mixes science and creativity for children
CAIRO: Sitting at a table with three containers filled with water in front of me, I was presented with a task, to turn each one over. The water spilled from…
Yaya Toure, Drogba up for African player award
CAIRO: Ivory Coast trio Yaya Toure, Didier Drogba and Gervinho were among 10 footballers nominated for the African Player of the Year award on Wednesday. The three English Premier League…