The end of the world: R.E.M. calling it quits
By Nekesa Mumbi Moody / AP R.E.M., the alternative rock group that shook up the music world with its experimental, edgy sound and then earned multiplatinum success and a place in…
Something old, something blue: Azza Fahmy’s Pharaonic collection
Azza Fahmy has done Egypt a national service with her newest collection for her culture line. Having worked for over three years on the research and development of her new…
Egypt army says emergency law valid until 2012
CAIRO: Egypt's military said on Wednesday that the country's decades-old emergency law is designed to be in place until June 2012 as decreed by law, but left the door open…
Chronicles of a bourgeoisie foodie: Pizza, the real kind
First time I heard that Pizza Mia was opening up in Egypt was through the grapevine. A young couple — she Egyptian, he Italian — were supposed to open a…
US Senate panel approves $53 billion foreign aid bill
WASHINGTON: Congress threatened on Wednesday to close the Palestine Liberation Organization's office in Washington if it should defy the United States and Israel by pursuing a unilateral bid for the…
Israel embassy officials leave Cairo again
CAIRO: Four officials from the Israeli embassy in Cairo returned to Israel on Thursday, after a short trip to assess damage at the mission headquarters after it was attacked by…
Obama: No shortcut to peace in Middle East
UNITED NATIONS: President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that there could be no shortcut to peace between Israel and the Palestinians, as he sought to head off a looming diplomatic crisis…
Brotherhood member sacked for attending Aboul-Fotouh dinner
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Member of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Mohamed Abdel-Karim told Daily News Egypt Wednesday that he was sacked from the group for attending an iftar dinner held by…
Renewed fighting in Yemen capital despite truce
SANAA: Artillery fire and shelling rocked Yemen's capital Wednesday despite a truce aimed at ending fighting between rival military units and deadly attacks on anti-regime protesters, witnesses said. The fighting…
Thousands rally in West Bank to back Palestinians’ UN bid
RAMALLAH: Thousands of Palestinians surged across the West Bank on Wednesday for rallies supporting their campaign to join the United Nations as a member state. The demonstrations are part of…