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…
Iran crisis overshadows Israeli-Palestinian dispute as Rice visits Mideast
Agence-France PresseWASHINGTON: The looming nuclear crisis with Iran is likely to overshadow timid efforts to rekindle the Israeli-Palestinian peace process when United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visits the…
Seven dead in building collapse
Seven people were killed and nine injured when a four-storey building collapsed in the Nile Delta town of Mansoura on Saturday, police said on Sunday. Rescue workers are lifting the…
Fourteen dead in yet another traffic accident
CAIRO: A truck and a minibus collided head-on south of Cairo in the early hours of Sunday, killing 14 people and injuring seven others, security officials said. They said the…
