ElBaradei says change in Egypt is inevitable
CAIRO: The former head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency who has emerged as an opposition leader in Egypt appealed to the government Saturday to heed calls for change before…
Arab Socialist Party denies it is part of anti-ElBaradei bloc
CAIRO: Head of the Arab Socialist Party Wahid Al-Aqsari told Daily News Egypt Sunday that his party had no connection with what is known as the 'Opposition Parties Bloc' opposed…
Israel police storm holy site to quell protest
JERUSALEM: Israeli police forces stormed the most contentious holy site in Jerusalem on Sunday to disperse masked Palestinian protesters hurling objects at visiting foreign tourists they believed to be Jewish…
Court rules for gas exports to Israel, opposition claim procedural victory
CAIRO: The Supreme Administrative Court ruled on Saturday in favor of exporting gas to Israel saying that the decision is the "sovereign decision of the state and a matter of…
Egypt stock upgraded to 'Overweight'
CAIRO: Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating of the Egyptian stock market to "overweight , adding Egypt to the ranks of China, Russia, Brazil, India, Malaysia and Poland as markets in…
'A Prophet' sweeps César French film awards
Director Jacques Audiard s bleak prison drama A Prophet swept France s César cinema awards on Saturday, winning a total of nine prizes including best film and best actor.The film,…
Statue head of King Tut's grandfather found in Luxor
CAIRO: Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed a colossal statue head of the pharaoh whom DNA tests revealed last week was King Tutankhamun s grandfather, the government said on Sunday.The red granite…
Is Fiscal Stimulus Pointless?
The Harvard economist Robert Barro, writing in The Wall Street Journal, recently made an intelligent argument against America's fiscal stimulus. After wading through the drivel of ethics-free Republican hacks and…
Greek lessons for Europe
"It's when the tide goes out that you find out who has been swimming naked, the legendary investor Warren Buffet aptly remarked when the global economic crisis hit. And, as…
Tea Time in America
NEW YORK: Ever since the first "Tea Party convention was held last month in Nashville, Tennessee, with Sarah Palin as one of the keynote speakers, America's political and media establishments…
