Abbas to resume unity government talks with Hamas
President meets with Mubarak in Cairo, discusses obstacles facing governmentCAIRO: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet with Hamas leaders in the Gaza Strip as early as Monday to try to…
Egypt criticizes West on Israeli nuclear arsenal
CAIRO: Egypt criticized Western powers on Saturday for blocking efforts to declare Israel s reputed nuclear arsenal a threat. The United States and other Western states combined on Friday to…
West, Saudi Arabia unable to confirm bin Laden death
ReutersWASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it had no evidence that Osama bin Laden had died, shedding further doubt on a secret document leaked in France that said Saudi secret…
Democratic Front Party launches activities
Party asks all political persuasions to contribute to a new constitution for EgyptCAIRO: The Democratic Front party, which is still under construction, held its first public meeting under the slogan…
U.S. denies entry to Egyptian Muslim clerics
CAIRO: The United States has denied entry to four Egyptian Muslim clerics sent to Florida to officiate at religious events during the month of Ramadan, Cairo airport officials said on…
Stocks trend down at start of Ramadan
CAIRO: Stocks trended downwards in mixed trade on Sunday in a session truncated to three hours because of Ramadan. The two main indexes fell about 1 percent, dragged down by…
The differences between the Arabic and Egyptian languages
CAIRO: Learning Arabic is not the easiest task, and although it will allow you to be able to read newspapers and novels, you will probably need to learn spoken Egyptian…
Sports Talk: Best of all
The patient in hospital room 387 in Maadi used to finish first in some of the biggest, most famous races in the world. Today, he is involved in perhaps the…
Party hits out at West as it promotes president's son amid rising criticism
President calls for national dialogue on nuclear powerCAIRO: Egypt s ruling party used its annual conference this week for the twin purpose of distancing itself from Western policy in the…
Peace Day in Cairo amid un-peaceful events
Politicians and officials from Egypt and beyond recognized International Peace Day at the Arab League Sep. 21, hosted by the U.S. Federation for Middle East Peace and the Young Men's…
