Egypt military struggles to find its place with youth
By Samer al-Atrush / AFP CAIRO: Egypt's military was feted for its stand during the revolt that ousted president Hosni Mubarak. But when a general recounted its role to over 1,000…
Chipsy partners with WFP to expand Food for Education program in Egypt
CAIRO: Egyptian snack food giant Chipsy signed an official partnership on Thursday with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) to participate in its “Food for Education” initiative, aimed at…
JWT, Vodafone Egypt set record straight on controversial video
CAIRO: Advertising agency JWT Cairo asserted that a controversial video suggesting that its campaign for Vodafone Egypt contributed to the revolution is not a commercial, but was rather a part…
Women’s rights a priority in transitional period, says panel
CAIRO: “Social struggle and democratic transitions are unique opportunities to construct broken bones in society, shape institutions and think strategically,” said Michelle Bachelet, under secretary general and executive director of…
Syrian forces kill 34 in Hama, crackdown intensifies
BEIRUT: Syrian security forces shot dead at least 34 demonstrators in Hama on Friday, an activist said, in one of the bloodiest incidents in their crackdown on an 11-week revolt…
Yemen’s Saleh hurt in palace attack: diplomat
SANAA: President Ali Abdullah was slightly wounded when shells struck his palace in Sanaa on Friday, a Western diplomat said, as Yemen slid toward civil war. The attack targeting Saleh…
MB’s Sobhi Saleh denies distorting Islamic teachings
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Muslim Brotherhood senior member Sobhi Saleh denied accusations of defamation against women and distorting the teachings of Islam, directed against him by two lawyers in a complaint…
Thousands flee fighting in Yemen capital
SANAA: Thousands of residents were fleeing the Yemeni capital on Friday as deadly clashes between dissident tribesmen and loyalist troops raged for a fourth straight day leaving bodies littering the…
UNHCR slams Qatar’s move to return ‘raped’ Libyan woman
GENEVA: The UN refugees agency on Friday slammed Qatar's decision to send back to Libya a woman who had accused Libyan leader Moammar Qaddafi's soldiers of having raped her. "Yesterday's…
Sister of former Tunisian president arrested
TUNIS: A sister of former Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali has been arrested, authorities said, making her the latest of several of his relatives to be detained since…