UN: Wheat fungus spreads from East Africa to Yemen, threatening crops
Egypt is the potential next stop for the highly destructive strainROME: A virulent new strain of a fungus capable of destroying entire wheat fields has spread from East Africa to…
Tourists visiting Sharm want more than just fun in the sun
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Its built-up resorts and package tourism may be seem like a world away from the rest of Egypt, but a majority of the foreign tourists who visit Sharm…
Arab League condemns Iraq parliament blast
CAIRO: The Arab League strongly condemned the deadly suicide attack inside Iraq s parliament building on Thursday and urged the Iraqi people to work together against violence. Secretary General Amr…
Egypt rejects Amnesty International report on prisoner abuse as unfair and inaccurate
Associated Press CAIRO: Egypt rejected a report by human rights group Amnesty International that accused the country of systematic abuse against prisoners, calling it inaccurate and unfair.Amnesty s report Wednesday…
Mubarak heads to Paris to meet old friend Chirac
CAIRO: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak goes to Paris on Sunday to bid farewell to his long-time friend, outgoing President Jacques Chirac, and sound out potential successors on the future of…
MGM becomes the latest major studio to list films with iTunes
Associated Press MGM has become the latest major film studio to offer downloadable movies on Apple s iTunes Store.The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. deal, announced Wednesday, builds the iTunes catalog to…
Fueling the flames
Master a few simple techniques for great grillingSpring is here. The flowers are blooming, the dust storms are brewing, and the men are firing up their grills. While the grilling…
Willa Ford plays Anna Nicole
Singer, dancer and one-time Playboy magazine model Willa Ford will star as the late Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith in a biographical film about the billionaire s widow that starts…
Coffee talk; remedy in eavesdropping
Desperate measures sent me to the other side of the continent in coffee conversation refuge. Choosing to go to the same coffee shop out of habit, I took out my…
Food for thought; salmon safety
If you relish eating salmon sushi and filets, and think you are being healthy in doing so, you will disappointed to learn of some nasty truths about this luscious fish.…