Israel and NATO: Between membership and partnership
MADRID: The idea of integrating Israel into NATO has frequently been advanced as bait to encourage the Jewish state to make the necessary concessions for an Arab-Israeli peace settlement. And…
Overcoming the Copenhagen failure
NEW YORK: Pretty speeches can take you only so far. A month after the Copenhagen climate conference, it is clear that the world's leaders were unable to translate rhetoric about…
Coptic protestors clash with security forces following Qena shooting
CAIRO: Security forces clashed with over 2,000 Egyptian Copts Thursday enraged by the murder of six Copts in a drive-by shooting Wednesday night in Nagaa Hammadi, a city in the…
A silver lining in the Copenhagen failure?
CAIRO: For many, reading another article about the United Nation's climate summit in Copenhagen is like hearing about a dozen new H1N1 cases or stumbling upon a talk show hashing…
Egypt's swine flu death toll reaches 172
CAIRO: The Egyptian Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday the death of 10 swine flu cases, raising Egypt's H1N1 tally to 172. The most recent deaths, according the ministry, are…
Court fines, imprisons journalists for defamation in homosexuality scandal
CAIRO: The Sayeda Zeinab Misdemeanors Court sentenced the editor-in-chief of tabloid Al-Balagh Al-Gadid, Abdou El Maghraby, and editor Ehab El Agamy for one year in prison and a LE 40,000…
Egypt jails railway workers over deadly crash
CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced eight railway workers to prison terms ranging from three to seven years on Monday over a deadly train crash in October that killed 18 people,…
Geddo gives Egypt narrow win
CAIRO: Second-half substitute Mohamed Nagi Geddo scored to give Egypt a 1-0 win over Mali in a friendly game in Dubai as part of both teams preparations for this month…