Mubarak son says ‘not eyeing Egypt presidency’
CAIRO: The younger son of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has said he has "no personal ambition" to succeed his father at the helm of the country, newspapers reported on Saturday.…
Egyptian appeals conviction in pop singer’s murder
CAIRO: An Egyptian real estate tycoon convicted of hiring a hit man to kill a Lebanese pop singer has appealed the verdict. Hisham Talaat Moustafa was initially sentenced to death…
Egypt denies not cracking down on Gaza smuggling
CAIRO: A top security official said on Monday Egypt has cracked down on tunnels to Gaza and intercepted explosives destined for the enclave, a day after an Israeli official criticized…
Egypt Copts scrap pope celebration after Iraq church attack
CAIRO: Egypt's Coptic church scrapped a celebration on Saturday to mark Pope Shenouda III ordination in solidarity with the Christians of Iraq after the Baghdad church bloodbath, state news agency…
Muslims torch Christian homes in southern Egypt
CAIRO: Muslims set fire overnight to at least 10 houses belonging to Coptic Christians in a village in southern Egypt over rumors that a Christian resident had an affair with…
Egypt denies not cracking down on Gaza smuggling
CAIRO: A top security official said on Monday Egypt has cracked down on tunnels to Gaza and intercepted explosives destined for the enclave, a day after an Israeli official criticized…
US calls for free elections in Egypt
By AFP WASHINGTON: The United States pledged Monday to support free and fair parliamentary elections in Egypt later this month, after Egyptian human rights groups warned of political crackdowns on…
Late, but not too late, for Sudan
By George Clooney and John Prendergast STANFORD: Well, we're in it now. What we do best. Diplomacy. The White House has dispatched Senator John Kerry to Sudan with a proposal for…
An independent Palestine might upset the status-quo
By Ghanem Nuseibeh LONDON: Many people view the prospect of creating an Arab state in the land of Palestine as nothing short of a political earthquake. The “Question of Palestine” has…
A return to reason
By Bjørn Lomborg COPENHAGEN: Common sense was an early loser in the scorching battle over the reality of man-made global warming. For nearly 20 years, one group of activists argued —…