Pools of danger
By Charles Ferguson WASHINGTON, DC: The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis in Japan has underscored the dangers of storing highly radioactive spent fuel in pools of water that are susceptible to breaches…
Strauss-Kahn’s choice
By Luigi Zingales CHICAGO: When Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a former French finance minister, was appointed Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund in 2007, many developing countries objected — not to him,…
Egypt refers former PM, finance minister to court
CAIRO: Egypt will put on trial the former prime minister and his finance minister on charges of profiteering and squandering public funds, the public prosecutor's office said on Sunday. No…
Netanyahu fears anti-Israel trend in Egypt, says report
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he is worried by apparently anti-Israeli statements made by Egyptian politicians in recent weeks, Haaretz newspaper reported on Sunday. Addressing European Union…
Mubarak heart OK, health stable, says Egypt state media
CAIRO: Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was hospitalized this week due to a drop in blood pressure, and his condition is stable, state media reported late Saturday. Mubarak, who is…
Twenty new governors to be sworn in Saturday
CAIRO: Twenty newly-appointed governors will be sworn in on Saturday before the head of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Mohamed Hussein Tantawy. On Thursday, Prime Minister Essam…
Cabinet approves establishment of Farmers’ Syndicate
CAIRO: Prime Minister Essam Sharaf approved Thursday the establishment of a syndicate for farmers to represent farmers in collective negotiations with agricultural authorities. Eligible members must own five feddans maximum.…
Army officer storms conference against military trials
CAIRO: An army officer broke into a conference held in Imbaba denouncing military trials, as he accused the organizers of espionage and ruining the relationship between the people and the…
Thousands march from Shoubra to Tahrir in support of rights for Copts
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Thousands of Copts marched from Shoubra to Tahrir on Friday, marking the 40th day after the death of fellow Copts in clashes in Moqqattam on March 8.…
UN chief urges Libya political solution, ceasefire
CAIRO: UN chief Ban Ki-moon called on Thursday for a "political" solution and immediate ceasefire in the conflict in Libya, at an international conference hosted by the Arab League in…