Balance of payments posts surplus, but deficit expected next year
CAIRO: Bolstered by cash from tourists and foreign investors, Egypt s balance of payments - an accounting yardstick that tracks the flow of a country s global transactions - edged…
Influx of Russian tourists suggest a shift in tourism trends
CAIRO: Western European tourists have new competition for hotel rooms in Egypt. For the first time, Russians are expected to surpass other visitors, with 2 million projected to arrive in…
Bolivia moving Mideast embassy to Iran from Egypt
LA PAZ, Bolivia: Bolivia s leftist president says he s moving the country s lone Middle Eastern embassy to Iran as he builds increasingly warm ties with one of Washington…
Mickey Rourke's roaring 'Wrestler' wins Venice's Golden Lion
VENICE: Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler, starring gritty survivor Mickey Rourke, won the coveted Golden Lion at the Venice film festival on Saturday."I'd like to really thank the jury for making…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: Things to look forward to in 2008 – 2009
At this time of year, I always look forward to a cool change. But going back over my climatic records from 2007, I notice that it didn't get cooler until…
Realism about Russia
BERLIN: Russia's strategy to revise the post-Soviet order in what it calls its "near abroad will be pursued with even more perseverance following its victory over Georgia. Europe should have…
Learning the lessons of Iraq
NEW YORK: The Iraq war has been replaced by the declining economy as the most important issue in America's presidential election campaign, in part because Americans have come to believe…
Settlements: an obstacle to peace in the Middle East
NEW YORK: During her visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Israel to stop expanding settlements on occupied Palestinian territory. Hours before, a…
Marshal Abu Ghazala passes away at 78
CAIRO: Former Defense Minister Mohamed Abdel Halim Abu Ghazala passed away Saturday in Galaa military hospital at the age of 78 after a long struggle with cancer.He was in a…
April 6 detainees still in the dock in Tanta
TANTA: The trial of 49 people accused of committing offences during clashes with police on April 6 and 7 resumed Saturday in the Tanta Emergency State Security Court, when prosecution…
