Brotherhood to decide on new Supreme Guide
CAIRO: Egypt's most powerful opposition group the Muslim Brotherhood is currently in the process of appointing new members to its Guidance Office as well as a new Supreme Guide, the…
Egypt's intel chief meets top Israeli officials
JERUSALEM: Egypt's intelligence chief Omar Suleiman was in Israel on Sunday to meet with top officials during a low-profile visit to the Jewish state, an Israeli official said.Suleiman met Defence…
Judicial independence isn't a gift, Mubarak tells judges
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak said yesterday that he is vigilant about the independence of the judicial system in Egypt and that it should be protected from any threats to its…
Aboul Gheit implicitly confirms Gaza barrier, workers come under fire
CAIRO: Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit implicitly confirmed on Saturday that his country was building an underground barrier with the Gaza Strip, saying it was Cairo's right to protect…
Egypt obtains $5 billion for electricity
CAIRO: Minister of Electricity and Energy Hassan Younes announced the procurement of $5 billion in funds to "boost energy output in Egypt. The funds come from "international and regional financers…
Cameron and Weaver on 'Aliens,' and 'Avatar'
What first signaled to a young, eager-to-please James Cameron he'd make movie history with Sigourney Weaver? Her heels.More than two decades ago, the director was waiting to meet her in…
Human rights come calling
What are human rights? is a question that the Cairo Human Rights Film Festival attempts to answer, hoping also to provoke a dialogue on human rights within Egypt. The gross…
Listen to Me!
SAN FRANCISCO: Last week, I wrote a 140-character hotel review on Twitter: "Galleria Park Hotel SF rejects noise complaint from ill-trained guest: 'Next time, ask for an interior room, not…
Downgrading the 2009 H1N1 influenza
BERKELEY, California: Although the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic appears to have peaked, Dr. Keiji Fukuda, the top flu expert of the World Health Organization (WHO) recently said a third…
Of bells and minarets
PARIS: When Jerusalem was conquered in 635 AD, the second caliph Omar Ibn Al-Kattab refused to pray in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, despite an invitation from the Christian…