Prosecutor extends Mubarak detention
CAIRO: The prosecutor general has extended the detention of former president Hosni Mubarak by 15 days, a judicial source said on Tuesday. Mubarak, ousted from power on Feb. 11 after…
Ex-tourism minister jailed for 5 years
CAIRO: Egypt's former tourism minister was sentenced on Tuesday to five years in prison for squandering public funds, the second member of Hosni Mubarak's cabinet to be jailed for…
Mubarak sons’ detention extended
CAIRO: Egypt's state prosecutor ordered on Monday the sons of ousted president Hosni Mubarak be detained for another 15 days on suspicion of corruption, judicial officials said. Alaa and Gamal…
EU urges Egypt to act decisively on religious strife
BRUSSELS: EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton urged Egypt on Monday to send a powerful signal to Muslims and Christians after a deadly clash in Cairo raised fears of deepening…
Activist claims 7,000 civilians tried in military courts
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: The "No to Military Trials for Civilians” campaign held its third conference at the Journalists’ Syndicates Monday to pressure the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed…
Hundreds of protesters demand prosecution of Imbaba culprits
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the state TV building on Monday, calling for the prosecution of those responsible for the clashes in Imbaba which left…
Army arrests 23 in Imbaba following sectarian clashes
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Twenty-three suspects and eyewitnesses were arrested Monday in Imbaba as part of investigations into Saturday’s violence. The arrests included the man who whose claim that his wife…
Thoughts about the post-revolution culture
By Joseph Fahim One of the last performances I watched at the 14th European Theater Prize last month was a children’s play entitled "Happiness" by Russian director Andrey Moguchiy. Based on…
Tunisian revolution comes to big screen at Cannes
Police firing teargas at revolutionaries belting out the Tunisian anthem: this and other striking images of ordinary people dismantling a dictatorship will hit the big screen at Cannes this month.…
A European opening for the Arab World
By Volker Perthes BERLIN: The people of Tunisia and Egypt have shown that democracy in Arab countries need not come at the barrel of a Western gun. But, while the drive…