Iran says no suspension offer in EU talks, slams U.S. sanctions
TEHRAN: Iran on Sunday denied it had made any offer to suspend uranium enrichment in talks between EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and its top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani.…
Egyptian professor in hot water for comparing Quran to supermarket
Agence France-PresseCAIRO: An Egyptian professor has stirred up a hornet s nest among his fellow Muslims by comparing the Quran with a supermarket where you can find whatever you are…
TV magnates
Post-iftar eyes are trained on TN Communications programmingCAIRO: If you are one of those people who eat a great amount of food around 5:40 every evening, you probably find it…
Kiss and kill
"What could America do to help push democratization forward in Egypt? an American friend connected to U.S. policy-making circles asked me recently. My usual answer to that particularly persistent question…
Oil security, the George W. Bush way
It always comes back to oil. The continuing misguided interventions in the Middle East by the United States and the United Kingdom have their roots deep in the Arabian sand.…
Crime can't wait for the end of Ramadan
Firecracker prank leads to murder; Teacher and supervisor brawl in front of schoolCAIRO: What has become evident from perusing crime pages throughout the week is that criminals are not waiting…
Egypt's nuclear bombshell: new era or marketing ploy?
Agence France-PresseCAIRO: Egypt s announcement last week that it was relaunching its civil nuclear energy program after a 20-year freeze prompted a frenzy of government announcements about the need for…
Telecoms help bourse inch slightly higher
CAIRO: Egyptian stocks edged a sliver higher on Sunday driven by the telecom sector, which has gained momentum since Telecom Egypt said it would seek a larger share in Vodafone…
Police break up weapons ring in Sinai
AL-ARISH, Egypt: Egyptian police busted a weapons-dealing ring on Saturday that sold guns and grenades in Egypt s Sinai Peninsula and whose members included security men, security sources said. Nine…
