Africa

N.Korea Is Making a Big Mistake

chosun.com     5 hrs ago   144 related          

North Korea gave the U.S. government prior notice of its decision this Tuesday to reassemble its Yongbyon nuclear facility. It has taken out of storage some mothballed equipment at the Yongbyon complex and had begun to...                    

Libya Calling

dailystaregypt.com     10 hrs ago   2 related          

The recent signing in Tripoli of “a comprehensive claims settlement” between the United States and Libya marks a new beginning not only in US-Libya relations, but between Libya and the rest of the world. The agreement...                    

Egypt economic growth slows amid soaring inflation

dailystaregypt.com     10 hrs ago   57 related          

CAIRO: Egypt’s growth rate contracted to 6.8 percent in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2007/08, down from 7.3 percent in the first nine months of the year, hit by a global economic slowdown and soaring inflation rates,...                    

Are Ramadan serials cashing in on censorship?

dailystaregypt.com     10 hrs ago          

It has become a sort of Ramadan tradition to hear of scriptwriters, actors and directors clashing with censorship authorities over editing decisions allegedly made without their consent. But how much of these rumors are...                    

From Hollywood to Egypt, a new face is changing the landscape of film casting

dailystaregypt.com     10 hrs ago          

Passionate and energetic, Mohammed Hassan is thinking big. Mo Nassah, as he is known in the Hollywood film industry, is preparing for the shooting of “Pharaoh Akhnaton,” the first American major motion picture approved...                    

100 pct of Egypt's honey infected, says study

dailystaregypt.com     9 hrs ago          

CAIRO: A recent study conducted by the National Institute for Medical Surveillance and Research revealed that 100 percent of the honey produced in Egypt is infected with “Cloramfenicol,” which causes alpastic anemia and...                    

Oriental Weavers’ stock tumbles on legal fears

dailystaregypt.com     9 hrs ago          

CAIRO: Carpet-maker Oriental Weavers tumbled 7.87 percent to LE 33.70 after sources at the Egyptian prosecutor's office said that the prosecutor general had requested that the Shoura Council (Upper House of Parliament)...                    

Lawyers condemn education ministry’s decision to start schools on Sept. 20

dailystaregypt.com     9 hrs ago          

CAIRO: Two lawyers have initiated legal proceedings against Egypt’s prime minister, the education minister and the minister of higher education in objection to their decision to start the academic year on Sept. 20.They...                    

Endowments ministry denies banning Ramadan retreats

dailystaregypt.com     9 hrs ago          

CAIRO: The Ministry of Endowments has not banned Muslims from practicing customary Ramadan mosque retreats (e’tekaf) during the final days of Ramadan, Sheikh Baher Darwish, chairman of the government mosques authority...                    

Political spectrum unites for Gaza campaign

dailystaregypt.com     9 hrs ago          

CAIRO: Ideological opponents from across the political spectrum have banded together to launch campaigns to lift the siege on Gaza and reopen the Rafah crossing.The initial aim of the campaign is to officially reopen the...