US sues for return of stolen Egyptian artifact
MIAMI: The US has taken legal steps to have a stolen, 3,000-year-old sarcophagus returned to Egypt.Federal prosecutors filed court papers Thursday seeking forfeiture of the artifact. It wound up in…
Boyzone singer Gately dies in Spain at 33
Boyzone singer Stephen Gately, 33, died on Saturday while on holiday in Majorca off the coast of Spain, the Irish band with a string of hits in the 1990s said…
Rezidor plans 18 Mideast hotels in 3 years
BELGIUM: Belgium-based Rezidor Hotel Group, looking to tap demand in main Arab cities, said on Thursday it was planning to expand its hotel network by managing 18 more hotels in…
US envoy calls on Mideast to 'take actions' for peace
CAIRO: US Middle East envoy George Mitchell was in Cairo on Sunday for talks with officials, calling on regional players to take steps for a resumption of peace talks.The former…
Egypt: Palestinian reconciliation postponed
CAIRO: The signing of a Palestinian reconciliation agreement set for Oct. 25 has been postponed for several weeks, Egypt s foreign minister said Sunday. Ahmed Aboul Gheit wouldn t name…
Egypt inflation reverses downward trend
CAIRO: After a period of significant decline, Egypt's September inflation rose for the first time in 10 months, largely on the back of higher food prices.Urban headline inflation hit a…
Egypt's government expenditures outstrip income
CAIRO: Egypt's government revenues rose .02 percent to LE 22.7 billion, while expenditures increased 26.1 percent to LE 47.4 billion from August to September 2009, Al-Ahram reported. The budget deficit…
Iraq director pleads for post-war film backing
Iraqi director Mohamed Al-Daradji has pleaded for his government's support for the country's nascent post-war film industry, which he says is important in helping to end the culture of violence.He…
Is experimental theater fest coming of age?
The Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theater (CIFET) is celebrating its 21st birthday this month. Founded by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture in 1990 to impart some fresh blood into…
The Fight for Middle Germany
BERLIN: Germany has made its choice. It voted the grand coalition out of office with a bang, consigning the Social Democrats to the political abyss. Only ruins remain of the…