Money from tobacco tax may boost health budget
CAIRO: Money raised from a possible increase in tobacco tax may go to boosting the health budget, an official told Daily News Egypt. “The minister, after discussions with Cabinet, said…
Blogger, TV presenter, journalist released after ‘chat’ with Military Prosecution
CAIRO: Egyptian blogger and activist Hossam El-Hamalawy, television presenter Reem Maged and journalist Nabil Sharaf El-Din were released Tuesday after “chatting” with Military Prosecution. Lawyers said no official investigation…
Egyptian exec accused in attack on NY hotel maid
NEW YORK: A former chairman of one of Egypt's major banks was arrested Monday on charges of sexually abusing a maid at a Manhattan hotel, just weeks after the arrest…
MTV reinvents itself – again – with new generation
Over the years, one of the last things you'd see on the youth-obsessed MTV was a parent. Now moms and dads aren't unusual sights, even on the twin totems to…
‘Graffiti in Between’ takes over Alexandria’s walls
Walls do talk. With new art projects now spreading across the country, the seaside streets that lead into the cultural capital of Alexandria tell an interesting story. Alexandria…
Blogger questioned by Military Prosecution may be released, lawyers say
CAIRO: Lawyers outside the Military Prosecution office Tuesday said no investigation will be opened with Egyptian blogger and activist Hossam El-Hamalawy, according to eyewitnesses. Around 100 protesters outside Military Prosecution…
Alaa Mubarak detained for 15 days by illicit gains authority
CAIRO: Head of the Illicit Gains Authority, counselor Assem El-Gohary, remanded Alaa Mubarak in custody for 15 days pending further investigations on charges of collaborating with his father, ousted president…
Brotherhood says won’t force Islamic law on Egypt
By Yasmine Saleh / Reuters CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood wants a diverse parliament after elections in September and is not seeking to impose Islamic law on Egypt, the head of the…
AFA conference discusses challenges of democratic transition
CAIRO: Egypt in its tough transition phase towards democracy needs to look at other countries that underwent a similar transition in a comparative perspective, but without copying those transitions that…
Army denies bias to Brotherhood in latest statement, says analyst
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Communiqué 59 is a rebuttal of accusations that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has an alliance with the Muslim Brotherhood, analyst Nabil Abdel Fattah,…