Barcelona, Spain, will be Mediterranean union HQ

MARSEILLE, France: The headquarters for a proposed new union of Mediterranean countries will be located in the Spanish port city of Barcelona, an official said Tuesday.Malta, the island nation in…

Daily News Egypt

Rafah crossing opened for three days

CAIRO: The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza was opened early on Tuesday to allow patients and students blockaded in the Palestinian territory to pass through. The crossing, closed…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein

April 6 movement criticizes NDP in corresponding conference

CAIRO: The April 6 movement concluded that the ruling National Democratic Party creates a "burden on Egypt in a statement the group issued as it wrapped up an online convention…

Yasmine Saleh

Does a shaky economy mean lower food prices for Egypt?

CAIRO: Despite a trend that has seen global food prices fluctuating significantly in the months following the global financial meltdown, Egypt's food prices are expected to experience softer price shifts…

Theodore May

Mobinil says interconnect rates unfair

CAIRO: Mobinil, one of Egypt's three mobile operators, said it could accept a drop in interconnection rates but that levels suggested by the regulator were "not reasonable. The firm said…

Cynthia Johnston

Samsung expects regional business to 'remain robust'

CAIRO: At times when major corporations are jittery about sustaining their businesses - especially those with international reach - Samsung Electronics is looking forward to further growth in the region.…

Sherine El Madany

DiCaprio says Obama embodies 'dreams of America'

Leonardo DiCaprio is crossing his fingers for a US election win by Democrat Barack Obama and said Monday he believes the rest of the world is, too. I think it…

AFP
AFP

Italy's Veronesi picks up French book prize

Italy s Sandro Veronesi picked up France s prestigious Femina prize for best foreign author Monday, while Jean-Louis Fournier won the French writer s prize with a book on having…

AFP
AFP

THE REEL ESTATE: In the land of knuckleheads and losers

Hot on the heels of this year's Best Picture Oscar winner "No Country for Old Men, the anticipation for The Coen Brothers' latest release "Burn After Reading couldn't be more…

Joseph Fahim

Sacha Baron Cohen crashes LA rally as 'Bruno'

Sacha Baron Cohen went undercover as his alter ego Bruno on Sunday by crashing a rally in support of a ballot measure that would ban gay marriage in California.The British…

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