Search resumes for downed Afghan passenger plane
SALANG PASS, Afghanistan: Relatives of passengers aboard an Afghan plane that crashed with 44 on board joined a desperate search for the wreckage Tuesday as government and NATO rescue helicopters…
Against terror, liberty is America's best defence
FREMONT, California: The arrest of Faisal Shahzad, a 30-year-old US citizen of Pakistani descent and the alleged driver of the vehicle used in the failed New York Times Square bombing…
Deterring Arab democracy
CAMBRIDGE: The lack of democracy in the Arab world results from an unholy alliance between Western interests and local autocrats, justified by what both sides claim to be the region’s…
Europe's historic gamble
BERKELEY: The last few weeks have been the most amazing — and important — period of the euro’s 11-year existence. First came the Greek crisis, followed by the Greek bailout.…
Beyond negotiations: Palestinian strategies for advancing peace
WASHINGTON, DC: The Obama administration was successful in arranging for the resumption of Palestinian-Israeli negotiations through “proximity talks”, which began last week, but expectations in all quarters are correctly low…
Israel rejects Qatar diplomatic overtures, says report
JERUSALEM: Israel has rejected two offers from Qatar to re-establish diplomatic ties and reopen an Israeli trade office in the Gulf state, Haaretz newspaper reported Tuesday. The overtures were rejected…
Egypt won't allow Saudi budget flights
CAIRO: Egypt's aviation minister vowed on Monday that his country won't allow Saudi budget flights to land at Cairo's airport without a bilateral aviation agreement, voiding the open sky policy…
Orascom Development capital increase to go ahead
CAIRO: Swiss-based developer Orascom Development will go ahead with a capital increase it called off in April after detecting irregular trading on its Swiss shares, its chairman said on Monday.…
ConnectmeTV CEO to receive Forty Under 40 Award 2010
CAIRO: Ahmed Metwally, ConnectmeTV CEO, was selected out of 120 nominees for the Forty Under 40 Award in Ottawa, a Canadian publication announced. Metwally will receive the award in a…
Sewedy Cables to sign contract with Mozambique
CAIRO: Egypt's El Sewedy Cables will sign a contract by end May with Mozambique's state electricity utility to reinforce the distribution networks in two cities there, the firm said in…
