Protesting legal specialist dies, triggering escalations
CAIRO: Protests escalated in front of the Ministry of Justice Sunday after one of the protesting legal specialists died of a heart attack the day before. Wahid Desouky Emam, vice…
US embassy video conference discusses blogging in the US
CAIRO: The old media world is in decline, shifting, losing prominence, said Peter Leyden, founder and CEO of NextAgenda.com, at a video conference at the United States embassy in Cairo…
One dead, tens injured as thousands of quarry workers clash with police
CAIRO: A policeman died and tens people were injured when thousands of quarry workers and owners clashed with police in Egypt on Thursday, security sources and witnesses told Reuters.The protesters…
North American bands playing to greener tune
Playing instruments made of naturally fallen trees, packaging albums with recycled materials and fueling tour buses with biodiesel are just some of the ways that North American bands are going…
News in Brief
Iraq s Taq Taq oil output 20,000-40,000 bpdOil production from Iraqi Kurdistan s Taq Taq oil field fluctuates between 20,000 and 40,000 barrels per day, of which exports range between…
Oil prices fall amid weak crude demand – Wrap, Lead
LONDON: Oil prices slipped on Friday as demand for crude remained fragile despite increased signs of a global economic recovery, dealers said.New York s main futures contract, light sweet crude…
Anti-Zionist ultra-Orthodox Jews visit Gaza
GAZA CITY: Representatives of an anti-Zionist, ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect paid a brief visit to the Gaza Strip on Thursday on a solidarity mission with the area s Hamas leaders.It was…
