French FM warns of "catastrophe" in Lebanon
Rice plans Middle East trip next weekBEIRUT: The French foreign minister, Philippe Douste-Blazy, arrived in Lebanon on Friday to seek to mediate in the Israel-Lebanon crisis, his office said. Douste-Blazy…
Arab oil windfall must benefit Lebanese, says Libya
TRIPOLI: Arab leaders must divert windfall revenues from record high oil prices to help Lebanese and Palestinian people weathering Israeli attacks, the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said on…
Egypt raises gasoline prices to cut deficit
CAIRO: The government is raising the prices of gasoline and diesel fuel by up to 30 percent with effect from yesterday, the government newspaper Al-Ahram said on Thursday. The long-awaited…
Italian prosecutor asks for extradition of U.S. agents
A prosecutor has asked Italy s new justice minister to request the extradition of more than 20 CIA agents over the alleged kidnapping of a Muslim cleric in 2003, a…
Press round-up: Local writers react to Israeli-Hezbollah conflict
Laying blame, discussing fallout and effect on tourism all topics for discussionCAIRO: With coverage of the ongoing Israel-Lebanon conflict dominating the front pages of all local newspapers, the topic was…
Journalists visit Lebanese Embassy to express solidarity
Frustrated by lack of government response, more protests plannedCAIRO: Members of Egypt's press syndicate sent a group of representatives Tuesday to the Lebanese Embassy in Cairo in an expression of…
The hot summers of Egyptian radio
A brief look at radio's tumultuous local historyIt was a hot mid-summer in 1923 when Mr. Medhat Assem and Mr. Ahmed El-Gawahergi ventured into opening a sound studio in the…
Local restaurant markets itself here and abroad through the Internet
CAIRO: Abou Tarek's downtown koshary restaurant has made a major contribution to the history of koshary, not by introducing a new ingredient, but by moving koshary into the realms of…
Wust El-Balad sells out at the Opera House
CAIRO: Hundreds of youths swarmed outside the Cairo Opera House's open air theater Wednesday night, hoping to be among the lucky ones to force their way into the completely packed…
