Abbas to swear in gov't without Hamas by Wednesday
RAMALLAH: Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced Monday that he is swearing in a new government without his Hamas rivals by midweek, further dimming chances of a power-sharing deal.Abbas also…
IN DEPTH: Prices remain sticky despite falling inflation
CAIRO: While record inflation rates that characterized 2008 have cooled significantly in recent months, local food prices have not followed the same trend.After peaking at 23.7 percent in August, annual…
Meeting of the minds at fifth annual InterGas Egypt
CAIRO: InterGas Egypt 2009 opened its doors Tuesday with oil and gas companies from around the world taking part in the fifth annual industry event. While the conference was officially…
Czech artist's controversial EU 'toilet' art comes down
A huge art installation that prompted an outcry by depicting stereotypes of EU member states, including a squat toilet, was being removed on Monday from a European Union building.Its creator,…
Cannes red carpets 3D 'revolution' with Pixar's 'Up'
Cannes will add a new chapter to its history - and give a nod to what some hail as the future of cinema - when the Riviera film festival kicks…
Cairo makes way for Cuban flamenco line
Ballet is graceful and airy, flamenco is powerful and fiery - it's rare for the two worlds of dance to meet on one stage, let alone in one dancer. But…
Obama's new "AfPak" strategy – the view from Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan: People with a hammer only see nails. This well-worn maxim aptly describes the United States relationship with Afghanistan and Pakistan over the past several decades. As early as…
Shaping the Post-Carbon Economy
NEW YORK: At the end of this year, representatives of the 170 nations that are signatories to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will meet in Copenhagen for…
Netanyahu's Choice
RAMALLAH: As the summit between US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu approaches, most of the discussion has focused on whether or not the newly elected Israeli…
The dead and displaced find a place online
CAIRO: Israel's Deputy Defense Minister may not have known what he got himself into when he used the word "shoah to describe the disaster that awaited Palestinians in Gaza in…