Oil extends decline to new 17-month low under $62
PERTH: Oil tumbled more than 3 percent to another 17-month low on Monday, extending deep losses amid growing doubts over whether world governments can tame a crisis that threatens to…
Egypt stocks gain, led by telecoms and Talaat Moustafa
CAIRO: Egyptian stocks piped slightly higher on Monday led by telecoms and real estate developer Talaat Moustafa, even as Gulf bourses slumped on banking and recession worries. Talaat Moustafa gained…
As tides of global auto-making shift, Egypt tries to catch a wave
CAIRO: When Egyptian officials made their manufacturing pitch to a group of British auto market brass at a trade show earlier this month, they were able to attach an odd…
Rachid urges "economic" dialogue
CAIRO: "I firmly believe the best way to formulate Egypt's strategic support packages for industry and trade during the next few months is through dialogue, Minister of Trade and Industry…
Egyptian Philharmonic Society kicks off new season
The Egyptian Philharmonic Society (EPS) will be kicking off the 2008/2009 season with a concert at the Cairo Opera House's Small Theater tonight at 8 pm. Under the direction of…
Chinese Opera House brings visually stunning "Turandot" to Cairo
The Cairo Opera House's Main Hall is currently hosting Giacomo Puccini's "Turandot performed by the China National Opera House. A visually stunning work of grand scale, this production features an…
Palestine Film Festival opens in Toronto
The inaugural Toronto Palestine Film Festival (TPFF) opened to a packed audience last Saturday. Enthusiastic crowds came to see the Canadian premiere of Annemarie Jacir's critically acclaimed "Salt of this…
Teaching Auschwitz to the Palestinians
NABLUS, West Bank: As the road dips and rises through the Hebron hills, white etched with the glowing green of vineyards, the turn-off to Edna village is marked by the…
Better than a troop surge in Afghanistan
CHICAGO, Illinois: Despite their differences over how to pursue the US war in Iraq, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama both want to send more American troops to Afghanistan. Both…