Muslim Americans inspire at the Apollo
WASHINGTON, DC: As I peered down from the lower mezzanine level of Harlem's famous Apollo Theater, I knew I was witnessing history. The village of Harlem has been a beacon…
Muddling out of freefall
NEW YORK: Defeat in the Massachusetts senatorial election has deprived America's Democrats of the 60 votes needed to pass health-care reform and other legislation, and it has changed American politics…
Compromise from Iran is necessary
How will Islamic Iran look a year from now? This ostensibly is not a very complicated question. Although we are swimming in the troubled waters of the Middle East, we…
Controversial organ transplant bill welcomed by WHO
CAIRO: A controversial organ transplant bill expected to become law in the next few weeks could regularize organ transplants and curb Egypt's booming illicit trade in human organs, experts say.Hundreds…
Egypt-Israel gas deal expanded to cover more exports
CAIRO: A new deal increasing the export of Egyptian natural gas to Israel has come into effect despite popular protest in Egypt.The Egyptian Mediterranean Gas company, which exports natural gas…
Arab Contractors security guard injured in Rafah shootout
CAIRO: A security guard working for the Arab Contractors Company was wounded in a random shootout Saturday afternoon in the Safa neighborhood of Rafah near Egypt's border with Gaza.Ahmed Fathi,…
Amnesty condemns border shootings of illegal immigrants
CAIRO: Killings on Egypt's border with Israel are currently at their highest since September 2009, Amnesty International said this week."The killings are a stark reminder that, despite repeated warnings by…
Prosecutor orders elimination of Russian wheat in Daqahlia
CAIRO: The Prosecutor General's office in Daqahalia governorate announced on Saturday its decision to eliminate parts of a Russian wheat shipment which was stored by the Central Administration for Seed…
Rights group files complaint against religiously-biased art exam
CAIRO: The Egyptian Union for Human Rights (EUHR) submitted a complaint Saturday to Minister of Education Ahmed Zaki Badr after some Christian parents objected to what they deemed a religiously…
Ahly's international trio injured
CAIRO: Ahly have started to feel the adverse effect of the African Cup of Nations after Emad Meteb, Sayed Moawad and Gilberto suffered injuries while playing for their national teams.…