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NY festival showcases films on Muslim world

Seven years after New York s Tribeca neighborhood was shaken by the…

AP
AP

Soft power and hard batons

We all remember one phrase from the first presidential campaign by a…

Chris Patten

Inflation hits 9.6 percent in Saudi

RIYADH: Inflation in oil powerhouse Saudi Arabia hit 9.6 percent in March,…

AFP
AFP

The war against Iraqi women

Iraqi women's organizations and international observers point to an escalating war against…

Daily News Egypt

Egypt eyes $12 bln in tourism earnings by 2011

CAIRO: Egypt hopes to boost its tourism earnings by 26 percent to…

AFP
AFP

A New Egypt

If the call for a second public strike within a month is…

Daily News Egypt

Oil prices test record high $120

LONDON: Oil prices hit a historic peak close to $120 on Monday…

AFP
AFP

Egypt detains 6 African migrants trying to sneak into Israel

AL-ARISH: An Egyptian security official says police have detained six African migrants,…

Ashraf Sweilam

Film stars seek to shatter stigma of AIDS

CAIRO: A lonely voice in a conservative society, rising film star Amr…

Daily News Egypt