National unity is main priority, says ElBaradie
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Divisions between Egyptian political forces are leading to "political arbitrariness" said presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradie in a joint press conference with members of the Free Egyptians…
Islamists, political forces negotiate stance on Friday protest
By Marwa Al-A'Asar CAIRO: Negotiations between several Islamist groups and political forces are currently underway to coordinate their stances ahead of a planned mass protest on Friday. Al-Wasat party will host…
Egypt must clearly outline its economic policies, says UN economist
CAIRO: Despite a 5-percent decrease of global FDI inflows in 2010, Egypt retained its position as one of the leading FDI recipients in Africa, second to only Angola, according to…
Tripoli hit by shortages of medicine, fuel, cash, says UN
TRIPOLI: Libya's capital is wracked by shortages of medicine, fuel and cash despite "aspects of normalcy," UN fact finders said, as the top US military officer deemed NATO's air campaign…
Report: 26 dead in Morocco military plane crash
RABAT: A Moroccan military transport plane slammed into a mountain Tuesday not far from the disputed Western Sahara, killing dozens, the state news agency reported. Information Minister Khaled Naciri confirmed…
23 Ben Ali associates on trial in Tunisia
TUNIS: Twenty-three allies of ousted Tunisian leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his wife Leila Trabelsi appeared before a Tunis court Tuesday for trying to flee the country last…
Hamas hangs two ‘Israeli collaborators’ in Gaza
GAZA CITY: Gaza's Hamas rulers on Tuesday hanged two Palestinians who were convicted of "collaborating" with Israel, an interior ministry statement said. It was the second time this year that…
Israeli PM aims to defuse growing housing protests
JERUSALEM: Israel's prime minister responded Tuesday to a growing wave of protests over housing prices with a string of reforms aimed at defusing a crisis that has brought about a…
We’ve been expecting you, Elisa Nocita
By Chitra Kalyani Jazz is one surprise after another; it is to be expected. Dressed in a black evening dress with detached sleeves, the star, featured by the recently-formed group the…
Ann Patchett gives hometown the gift of books
The best-selling author of "State of Wonder," ''Bel Canto" and other novels doesn't tweet, and you won't find her on Facebook. Her rarely powered-up flip phone is 8 years old.…
