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Egypt says Obama team understands Israel must stop settlements

WASHINGTON: Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said Thursday that President Barack…

AFP
AFP

THE REEL ESTATE: A life less ordinary

His name is Kanji Watanabe, a longtime bureaucrat, a widower and a…

Joseph Fahim

Does Egypt still need a 'just despot'?

CAIRO: Why has the prevalence of democratic rule staggered - if not…

Ahmed Maged

COMMENTARY: Slumdog Oscar

Indians haven't often had much to root for at the Oscars, Hollywood's…

Daily News Egypt

With a Grain of Salt: Sidewalk for sale in Maadi

CAIRO: It is not true that sidewalks are for public use and…

Daily News Egypt

Egypt seizes Gaza aid, arrests Islamists

AL-ARISH: Egyptian police on Thursday seized 2,200 tons of food and medical…

AFP
AFP

Israel votes for violence

War and violence always have a direct effect on elections. Wars account…

Daily News Egypt

Hamas agrees truce, announcement within 48 hours, says report

CAIRO: Hamas has accepted an Egyptian-brokered 18-month truce with Israel in the…

AFP
AFP

Cairo: come to Washington

WASHINGTON: We pray for Obama. That, from a young immigration officer, the…

Daily News Egypt