Egypt rejects UN criticism of emergency law
CAIRO: Egypt rejected on Tuesday UN rights investigator Martin Scheinin's criticism of the government's use of emergency law in a report discussed at the UN Human Rights Council on Monday.…
14 Egyptian NGOs support UN call to stop shooting migrants at border
CAIRO: Fourteen Egyptian human rights groups expressed their support Tuesday to a statement issued by the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights condemning the Egyptian security forces for killing up…
Women's rights first step towards democracy, says family and population minister
CAIRO: "Integrated rights and equal opportunities equal full development, Minister of State for Family and Population Moshira Khattab said during an International Women's Day celebration at the British Council.In partnership…
Head of Al-Azhar Tantawi dies in Saudi Arabia, buried in Medina
CAIRO: Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Mohamed Sayed Tantawi died in Saudi Arabia Wednesday after suffering a heart attack in the King Khaled airport in Riyadh. He was 81.Tantawi was in…
Women-only taxis hit Cairo streets
CAIRO: A waxed rag in hand, Inas Hamam gives her car a good buff as she awaits her first clients of the day - Egyptian women, tired of sexual harassment,…
In Focus: The Muslim Brotherhood puzzle
The Muslim Brotherhood has yet to take a clear position on former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei's intention to run for president in Egypt in 2011.…
Hypocrisy
The international reaction to the murder in his Dubai hotel room a month ago of Hamas militant Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh, and the sensational revelations that have followed, constitute a near-universal exercise…
The Dutch retreat
AMSTERDAM: The Dutch army has been operating as part of NATO in a remote and unruly part of Afghanistan since 2006. Fighting against the Taliban has been heavy at times.…
The language of leaders: Lincoln as a model
WASHINGTON, DC: Angry rhetoric now characterizes the relationship between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. The Tomb of Rachel in Bethlehem and the Cave of…
Record industry hits back at 'myth' of go-it-alone stars
Record industry bosses hit back at the myth that musicians no longer need them to become successful, insisting the Internet can help raise their profile but cannot make them stars.The…
