Some charity organizations see shortage in Ramadan donations
CAIRO: A little over two weeks into Ramadan, and volunteers at Resala Charity are already wrapping up the Ramadan bags packing — as opposed to last year when the…
THE REEL ESTATE: Remembering Egyptian screen idol Kamal El-Shenawy
His striking looks, soft-spoken voice and pencil-thin moustache led some critics to compare him to American legend Clark Gable. The comparison, valid it may be on the surface, is quite…
25 years on, ‘Graceland’ reigns as world music pioneer
If every generation throws a hero up the pop charts, Paul Simon has been twice anointed, first as a 1960s folk-rock icon, then as world music emissary with "Graceland," the…
Egypt inspired people to change things: An interview with Mustapha Kamel Al-Sayyid
How do Israel's protests look from where you are in Egypt? These protests have raised some interest in Egypt. On the one hand, some people consider the protests to be…
Yemen PM to return from Riyadh after attack on Saleh
ADEN/RIYADH: Yemen's prime minister plans to become the first senior politician injured in a June assassination attempt on President Ali Abdullah Saleh to return home from Saudi Arabia, a government…
Turkish army says 100 rebels killed in air raids on Iraq
ANKARA: Turkish air attacks on northern Iraq have killed between 90 and 100 Kurdish rebels and injured another 80, the army said on its website on Tuesday. The…
Italy wants Qaddafi and sons on trial in Hague
ROME: Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said Tuesday that Libyan leader Moammar Qaddafi and his sons will be captured soon and should be judged by the International Criminal Court (ICC)…
UN rights council orders probe into Syria violations
GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday ordered a probe into violations committed by the Syrian regime during its crackdown on popular protests. By 33 votes to four, with…
Rocket fire rocks Israel-Hamas truce
GAZA CITY: Four rockets fired from Gaza slammed into south Israel late Monday, without causing casualties, police and the army said, undermining a truce between Palestinian insurgents and the Jewish…
Cabinet acts on Sinai development as Israel tensions linger
CAIRO: Egypt announced plans to develop a region bordering Israel on Monday after Israeli officials blamed its loosening grip on the area for the killing of eight Israelis by armed…