French government told to limit burqa ban
PARIS: France’s top administrative body advised the government Tuesday against slapping a complete ban on the full Islamic veil but said outlawing the burqa in some places was justified for…
Court refuses religion change in Christian twins’ documents
CAIRO: The Administrative Court at the State Council ruled Tuesday against a lawsuit filed by a Christian mother requesting a change in her twin sons’ identification documents from Muslim to…
News in brief
Egyptian mobile subscriptions up 642,000 in Feb The number of mobile phone subscriptions in Egypt rose by 642,000 to 56.49 million in February, according to communications ministry data. The figures…
African land grab not a cure to Arab food concerns
CAIRO: As desertification dries up farmland across the Arab world, the region s governments cannot remedy concerns about food security solely by looking to Africa for agricultural production, a regional…
Minister says Egypt strikes not investment risk
CAIRO: Investment Minister Mahmoud Mohieldin said on Tuesday Egyptian labor protests were focused on wages and contract demands at specific firms and did not pose a broader risk to local…
Debating Europe's future
It is an event, like Davos, known more by its location name than anything else. The European House/Ambrosetti Financial Workshop has been a discreet but respected venue for two decades,…
