Ankara neither needs nor wants Israel
Why has the alliance between Turkey and Israel fallen apart? The answer is simple: a Turkish regime that is Islamist neither needs nor wants the continuation of such a relationship.…
Partial prisms and solutions inflame conflict
JERUSALEM: We are all accountable for the common reality that we as politicians, fighters, pacifists, activists, observers, media and citizens are creating together in the Palestinian Israeli conflict. This is…
Bringing Egypt's poor into the global economy
CAIRO: Several businesses in Egypt have been leading the way in giving the poor a chance to contribute to and become part of the global economy — a win-win scenario…
OT ends down, Egypt index still positive
CAIRO: Egypt's Orascom Telecom (OT) reversed early gains to end 0.9 percent lower after a flurry of trade in the last half hour of the session, denting broader market gains…
Tens of Copts demonstrate near parliament
CAIRO: Tens of Copts demonstrated Sunday in front of parliament, demanding the People’s Assembly pass a unified personal status law for Copts and another regulating the construction of houses of…
Activists end strike in Rafah after failing to cross into Gaza
CAIRO: Hundreds of Egyptian activists ended a sit-in along the Rafah border crossing after they were denied entry into the Gaza Strip, activist Omar Abdullah told Daily News Egypt Sunday.…
Italy to begin title defense against Paraguay
IRENE, South Africa: The Italian squad wants to prove it isn't too old to win the World Cup again when it starts its title defense against Paraguay, which is playing…
Messi magic for Argentina, but England held by US
JOHANNESBURG: Lionel Messi gave the World Cup an early taste of his sublime talents on Saturday as Argentina opened with a victory but a howler from goalkeeper Robert Green condemned…
Alex prosecution office says examination of crime scene ‘unnecessary’
Its statement mentions that “certain elements” are using the media to “spread claims that secret policemen assaulted Saeid which caused his death.
Remarriage debate sparks fear among Egypt's Copts
CAIRO: "They want to empty Egypt of Copts," exclaims Girgis Guebrail about a court order that the Coptic church must remarry divorcees, seeing it as an attack on minority Christians…