Former FM drops defamation charges against Hamdy Qandil
CAIRO: Former foreign minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit dropped defamation charges against columnist Hamdy Qandil he had pressed early 2010, lawyer Hafez Abu Seada told Daily News Egypt Monday. “Yesterday, Aboul…
Thousands demand overthrow of Assad after deaths
AMMAN: Thousands demanded the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad on Monday at the funeral of eight protesters killed in the central city of Homs as unrest swelled despite a…
IMF ‘here to help’ Arab states: Strauss-Kahn
WASHINGTON: The head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, said Friday that the lender stood ready to offer financial support to Arab countries like Egypt and Tunisia if they…
Women’s rights group condemns recent governor appointments
CAIRO: The Egyptian Center for Women’s Rights (ECWR) condemned the recent reshuffling and appointment of new governors in Egypt that excluded women, describing it as “disappointing and contradictory to the…
Sarkozy could play roles like Bogart’s, says Allen
Film director Woody Allen could see French President Nicolas Sarkozy playing a role like those of Humphrey Bogart, who was famous for his cynical and hardboiled anti-heroes. Allen has already…
‘Rio’ soars to year’s best film debut
Audiences flocked to theaters to see tropical bird comedy "Rio," knocking fellow kid-flick "Hop" off its perch to score the best debut weekend of the year, industry data showed Sunday.…
Egyptian student Abdel Khalek El-Sayed freed in Libya
CAIRO: Egyptian student and paramedic Abdel Khalek El-Sayed was freed in Libya on Monday after being detained by Moammar Qaddafi’s forces in February in Ras Lanuf. "Abdel Khalek arrived safely…
30 Hosnis: Mubarak’s image still remains as art
Articulate Baboon opened its latest show in its Designopolis gallery space entitled “30 Hosnis” by Ali Ali, a new emerging artist. Ali is the man who created the Egyptian Panda…
Zahi Hawass appeals prison sentence
CAIRO: The head of the legal affairs department at the Ministry of State for Antiquities appealed Monday the ruling by the Agouza Misdemeanors Court sentencing Minister of State for Antiquities,…
Yemen tense as calls on Saleh to quit grow
SANAA: Tension simmered in Yemen on Monday after a fruitless meeting with Gulf mediators and late night demonstrations turned violent in Sanaa. The streets of Sanaa appeared quiet on Monday…