Middle East

A century of Middle Eastern history: Gilbert Sinoué’s ‘Le Souffle du Jasmin’
Books

A century of Middle Eastern history: Gilbert Sinoué’s ‘Le Souffle du Jasmin’

Le Souffle du Jasmin (The Breath of the Jasmine) is Egyptian novelist Gilbert Sinoué latest literary work. The book constitutes…
The Bidoun Library at Townhouse
Art news

The Bidoun Library at Townhouse

The book Bechtel fi Bilad al-Arab (Bechtel in the Land of the Arabs) tells the story of the great adventurer…
Confidence returns to Middle East investment
Business

Confidence returns to Middle East investment

Middle East governments and companies are raising cash again from debt and equity markets, while solid oil prices and improving…
Egypt air force chief downplays importance of US F-35 sales to Israel
Egypt

Egypt air force chief downplays importance of US F-35 sales to Israel

Commander of the Egyptian Air Force Reda Mahmoud Hafez on Wednesday downplayed the military importance of a recent decision by…
Gallup: 49% of Egyptians disapprove of US leadership
Egypt

Gallup: 49% of Egyptians disapprove of US leadership

A recent poll conducted by the American Gallup Research Center found that 49 percent of Egyptians "disapprove of the US…
Mubarak discusses Middle East with Gul
Egypt

Mubarak discusses Middle East with Gul

President Hosni Mubarak held talks Wednesday with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul, who arrived in Cairo yesterday for a two-day…
Mubarak: Gulf among Egypt’s national security priorities
Egypt

Mubarak: Gulf among Egypt’s national security priorities

Gulf stability is high on Egypt's national security agenda, said President Hosni Mubarak Wednesday, in reference to Cairo's growing concern…
Covert US operations authorized in secret order
World

Covert US operations authorized in secret order

Washington--A senior US military commander issued a secret order last year that laid the ground for an escalation of covert…
Diplomat: Nuclear non-proliferation should not be linked with MidEast peace
Egypt

Diplomat: Nuclear non-proliferation should not be linked with MidEast peace

A high ranking Egyptian diplomat said Egypt does not accept the suggestion among American circles that freeing the Middle East…
Online marketing: The next big thing?
Business

Online marketing: The next big thing?

Online advertising is not yet a big business in Egypt and the Middle East, but Google is banking that it…
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