Pope’s secretary testifies in Kamilia Shehata’s case
CAIRO: The prosecution heard the testimony of Pope Shenouda's secretary Bishop Armia in the case of Kamilia Shehata Thursday, with Papal sources confirming to Daily News Egypt that Armia was…
Convoy to head from Tahrir to Gaza on May 14
CAIRO: Preparations are underway for a convoy of buses to travel on May 14 from Cairo to the Rafah border between Egypt and Gaza, organized by a Cairo-based activist group…
Sarkozy shuns Cannes film thriller about his career
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he will not watch a new film about his rise to power because to do so would be narcissistic but he also can't bear criticism.…
Cannes kicks off with homage to Bertolucci
The Cannes film festival got off to a glittering start, paying homage to the creator of "Last Tango in Paris" before sitting back to enjoy "Midnight in Paris." "I declare…
Abeer, the ‘felol’ and the Imbaba blame game
By Sarah El Sirgany CAIRO: It’s easy to find a person to blame for everything that goes wrong. In the Imbaba clashes, this person is Abeer Fakhry, the woman whose rumored…
Protection of civilians: lessons from Libya and Ivory Coast
By Yves Daccord GENEVA: In the past two months the United Nations Security Council authorized military intervention in Libya and also in the Ivory Coast. On both occasions, it justified its…
South of the Revolution
By Kandeh Yumkella and Rob Davies PRETORIA: Over dinner in Algiers recently, we asked each other whether the youth-led revolutions unfolding in northern Africa presage the awakening of economic lions throughout…
When prevention is better than relief
By Peter Singer PRINCETON: When the earthquake and tsunami hit Japan in March, Brian Tucker was in Padang, Indonesia. Tucker was working with a colleague to design a refuge that could…
Syrian tanks shell towns, at least 19 killed
AMMAN: Syrian tanks shelled residential areas in two towns and at least 19 people were killed across the country, rights campaigners said, as President Bashar Al-Assad's forces fought to crush…
Yemen protest crackdown kills 16, hurts hundreds
SANAA: Yemeni forces sprayed bullets at crowds of thousands calling for the ouster of veteran President Ali Abdullah Saleh, killing at least 16 protesters and injuring hundreds, medics and witnesses…