UN rights chief urges Egypt to stop shooting at migrants
GENEVA: The UN human rights chief on Tuesday urged Egyptian forces to stop shooting at African migrants trying to enter Israel illegally through Egypt, after 60 were killed in the…
Award-winning filmmaker Panahi arrested in Tehran raid
Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, a vocal backer of the opposition movement, was arrested along with his family and guests during a raid on his Tehran home, his son said…
Publisher halts book about bombing of Hiroshima
Publication has been halted for a disputed book about the atomic bombing of Japan in 1945, The Associated Press has learned.Charles Pellegrino s The Last Train from Hiroshima had received…
Egypt: Non-traditional offerings
CAIRO: With the Arab world s largest population and a high level of poverty, Egypt is an ideal candidate for the expansion non-traditional banking products, including mobile banking and microloans.…
Abbas to consult Arabs over indirect Israel talks
CAIRO: Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday he will weigh up holding indirect talks with Israel during a meeting in Cairo this week, Egyptian state media reported.Abbas, who has rebuffed…
ElBaradei makes seven demands for political reform
CAIRO: Seven conditions need to be met to ensure free presidential elections in 2011 and a democratic future, said Mohamed ElBaradei in a statement under the banner of the newly-formed…
CIB sees growth in private corporations
CAIRO: Commercial International Bank (CIB), winner of "Best Bank in Egypt 2009 awarded by Euromoney, sat down with Daily News Egypt to discuss 2009's success and 2010, a year that…
One on one with author Eric Blehm
After reviewing Eric Blehm's "The Only Thing Worth Dying For: How Eleven Green Berets Forged a New Afghanistan, (published in Daily News Egypt, Feb. 4, 2010), we caught up with…
Letters to the Editor
Enough condescension With reference to Daily News Egypt editorial titled "ElBaradei and the intoxication of hope (Feb. 27, 2010) I was puzzled by the analogy drawn to the Hans Christian…
US rapprochement with Syria is welcomed, but not enough
WASHINGTON, DC: President Barack Obama nominated diplomat Robert Ford to become the first US ambassador to Syria since 2005. The step is a clear indication of a thawing US-Syrian relationship,…
