Al-Qaeda likely to elevate No. 2 – or name no one
BAGHDAD: A week after the death of Osama bin Laden, his longtime deputy is considered the front-runner to succeed the iconic Al-Qaeda founder. But uprisings in the Middle East and…
Egypt has one of the most successful health programs, says USAID report
CAIRO: Egypt currently has one of the most successful and renowned health and family planning programs in the world, according to Holly Fluty Dempsey, director of the Office of Health…
Art community rallies to Ai Weiwei’s defense
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has vanished. But look around, and he seems to be everywhere. More than a month after one of China's best-known contemporary artist was arrested while trying…
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…