JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli commandos seized a ship Wednesday that defense officials said was carrying more than 60 tons of missiles, rockets and anti-tank weapons bound for Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah guerrillas.
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ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - Criminal gangs are stripping Madagascar's poorly-protected national parks every day of precious hardwood worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, two environmental campaign groups have said.
Iran and the Arab world were the focus of last week's Paris Photo, a photography show confirming international interest in Middle Eastern art, writes David Tresilian in Paris Hot on the heels of a well-attended dossier...
The history of Alexandria's Zanqet Al-Settat district is just as picturesque as its name, finds Nader Habib They call it Zanqet Al-Settat, or "the women's squeeze". You get into the Zanqet from Midan Al-Manshiya, the biggest...
A high level official delegation has visited the United States in an attempt to boost trade relations, Mona El-Fiqi reports Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid and members of the Egyptian-US Business...