99 percent of Egyptians want change, says ElBaradei in first live interview
CAIRO: "People have to understand that their livelihoods are related to politics, former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei said on Dream TV's daily magazine show…
Yemen appeals to international communities
CAIRO: Yemen appealed to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to call for international aid to fund the severely undeveloped areas and help the people who are affected by the…
Rafah crossing to open next week
CAIRO: Egypt will open the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip from Monday till Wednesday, the MENA news agency reported.The crossing will be opened in both directions for humanitarian…
Defendants were carrying out armed resistance, says Hezbollah cell defense team
CAIRO: The defense team representing detainees in the Hezbollah cell case argued that the defendants were carrying out armed resistance in the spirit of former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel-Nasser.The trial…
EU to censure Israel after Dubai killing
BRUSSELS: The European Union condemned on Monday the use of fraudulent EU passports and credit cards by assassins who killed a Palestinian militant in Dubai, but did not directly link…
FDI will fail to reach targeted $10 billion
CAIRO: The hope for $10 billion in foreign direct investment, one of Egypt's most important contributors of foreign currency and source of capital for increased production capacity and job growth,…
Ensler's 'Emotional Creature' is an emotional read
I Am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World (Villard, 176 pages, $20), by Eve Ensler: Anyone familiar with the work of activist-writer Eve Ensler knows…
DR Congo orchestra brings Mozart to heart of Africa
In Kinshasa, home of the swaying Congolese rumba, 200 people at a local church have succeeded in creating a concert hall orchestra to bring Handel, Beethoven and Mozart to the…
Berlin fest honors Polanski, Turkey's 'Honey'
The 60th Berlin Film Festival wrapped up Sunday after crowning Roman Polanski best director, although the filmmaker who is under house arrest in Switzerland over a 1977 sex case missed…
US to return 3,000-year-old coffin to Egypt
CAIRO: US authorities will return to Egypt an ornately painted Pharaonic coffin smuggled out of the country more than 125 years ago, Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni said on Monday.The…