Algeria urges Orascom to exit mobile market, say sources
ALGIERS: The Algerian government wants Egyptian group Orascom Telecom to relinquish ownership…
US envoy in Syria talks amid thaw in ties
DAMASCUS: US State Department official William Burns met Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad…
New Israeli ambassador arrives in Cairo
CAIRO: Israel's new nominee for ambassador to Egypt arrived in Cairo Monday…
EMI puts Abbey Road studios up for sale, says FT
British music group EMI has put the Beatles historic Abbey Road studios…
Slums and their dwellers: The history (Part 1)
CAIRO: Although he was aware of the risks it posed, Mohamed Gharib…
Keep Oscars speeches short and sweet, stars told
Oscars nominees gathered Monday ahead of next month s 82nd Academy Awards…
Doctors Without Rights demand syndicate emergency meeting
CAIRO: Rights group Doctors Without Rights (DWR) are demanding that the Doctors'…
Best-selling British author Dick Francis dead at 89
Prolific British author Dick Francis, a former jockey whose thrillers rode high…
71 journalists' killed in 2009, says CPJ
CAIRO: Journalists' death toll rose to the highest level recorded by the…
Egypt and Uganda mull wheat farmland options
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Egypt, the world s top wheat importer, said on Monday…