The new cold war in Beirut and Palestine
Lebanon and Palestine are the most dramatic examples of the new ideological battle that now defines much of the Middle East, where local players and medium-strength regional powers often interact…
War of Ideas: Insurgent channel spreads its wings
A controversial TV channel that is the voice of Iraq's anti-American insurgents looks set to launch another front in the propaganda war against the U.S. The head of al-Zawraa, which…
From Vietnam to Egypt, bird flu still raging across continents
Associated PressVINH THUAN, Vietnam: Even before the boat drifts into sight, all senses are alerted to its cargo - a chorus of raucous quacking mixed with an unmistakable stench.About 1,400…
Mother-in-law angry in sympathy with Saddam!
CAIRO: This is one of the oddest but most amusing of complaints that might have ever come to the media's notice. An Iraqi widow who resided with her Egyptian mother-in-law…
BBC documentary allegedly slanders Egyptian doctor
CAIRO: Mohamed Al Taranissi, an Egyptian London-based fertility doctor, was the subject of a smear campaign in the famous BBC's popular Panorama program.The documentary, which was aired in the UK…
Egyptian Tourism Resorts to split stock
Cairo: The Egyptian Company for Tourism Resorts has decided on a 10-for-one stock split with effect from Jan. 29, the company said in an announcement published on Tuesday. The new…
OT may buy back 5 pct of GDRs in 2007
Cairo: Orascom Telecom (OT) may buy back five percent of its global depositary receipts (GDRs) this year, the company said in a statement seen on Tuesday. Orascom Telecom continues to…
Ayman Nour acquitted of assault charge
CAIRO: Egypt s jailed opposition leader Ayman Nour was found not guilty on Tuesday of physically assaulting a voter during the September 2005 presidential elections, his wife and security sources…
