Egypt says no information on ‘abducted’ migrants
CAIRO: Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Saturday his country has no information concerning reports that hundreds of Eritrean hostages are being held by people traffickers in the…
Egypt denies US writer entry
CAIRO: An Egyptian airport official says an American writer and translator has been denied entry into the country. The official said Raymond Stock was turned back Friday upon arrival from…
A wonderland of wacky Wikileaks
By Patricia DeGennaro NEW YORK: Wikileaks made another 250,000 secret documents available on its website site for review. Now in addition to thousands from Afghanistan and Iraq, one can view cables…
WikiLeaky power
By Pierre Buhler PARIS: Beyond the headlines, the embarrassment of governments, and the blow dealt to the secrecy of diplomatic correspondence, WikiLeaks’ exposure of US diplomatic cables offers a raw…
Why I’m building Palestine
By Salam Fayyad RAMALLAH: When we launched our state-building plan for Palestine in August 2009, many dismissed it as an exercise in eggheadedness, extraordinary optimism, a dream. But here we are,…
Land for peace in Kosovo
By Charles Tannock BELGRADE: Chasing impossible dreams has driven Serbia and Kosovo into a corner. A return to armed conflict may be impossible — at least for now — given NATO’s…
Egypt fears for vital tourism industry after shark attacks
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Egyptian authorities were Thursday racing to contain potential fallout from a spate of mysterious shark attacks that has threatened tourism in one of the country's main Red Sea…
Shabana loses squash world title in defeat by Matthew
AL KHOBAR: Squash legend Amr Shabana lost his World Open title after being beaten by Nick Matthew in the semi-finals on Thursday, ensuring that an Englishman would win the title…
Mubarak ‘could be in power for life’, ambassador says in leaked cable
By Hala Boncompagni /AFP CAIRO: Egypt's 82-year-old President Hosni Mubarak is likely to seek re-election next year and serve for the rest of his life, British daily The Guardian reported citing…
Nobel peace ceremony honors absent laureate Liu
OSLO: The head of the Nobel committee placed this year's peace prize on an empty chair Friday as he called on a furious Beijing to free the new laureate Liu…
