Mubarak takes fresh swipe at Syria over Lebanon
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak has suggested that his detractors have lost their nerve, and asked God to calm them, in the latest verbal jab at Damascus over the Arab stance…
Capital Market Authority to launch stock market for small companies
Lack of regulation left investors vulnerable to outside-market rumorsCAIRO: Capital Market Authority (CMA) Chairman Hani Sarie El-Din announced yesterday efforts are underway to establish a separate stock market for small…
Fourth Euro-Arab Film Caravan expands to Cairo
The 4th Caravan of the Euro-Arab Cinema has opened in Cairo after a successful run in Alexandria that ended last Tuesday. The festival is held at the Artistic Creativity Center…
Egypt bemoans sluggish mobilization of Lebanon UN force
CAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit on Tuesday urged Europe to increase its participation in the deployment of an international peacekeeping force in south Lebanon. We need rapid action for European…
Eleven killed in wedding convoy crash
Egypt to invest $1.5 billion in rail network, Egyptian transport slammed by train and road crashesAgence France-Presse CAIRO: Eleven Egyptians died Wednesday when their minibus, part of a wedding convoy,…
Syria committed "massacres" in Lebanon, says state-owned press
Head: Syria committed "massacres in Lebanon, says state-owned pressBy Joelle BassoulAgence France-Presse CAIRO: The state media on Wednesday accused Syria of committing massacres in Lebanon, lashing out at Damascus in…
Muslim authorities disown fatwas on killing Jews
Agence France-Presse CAIRO: Muslim authorities have stepped in to keep a wave of anti-Semitic sentiment from getting out of control, disowning an edict by a firebrand cleric calling for Israeli…
Reporting Lebanon: Look who's fair and balanced
The summer of 2006 marked an important milestone for Arab media. Israel and Hezbollah were locked in a bitter conflict that would claim the lives of more than 150 Israelis…
Artists do their part for Lebanon
Li-Beirut campaign launches visual art exhibition showcasing local talentCAIRO: Showcasing local talent while expressing support for Lebanon, Li-Beirut launched their visual art exhibition Monday night at the Ebdaa Gallery in…
