Why a private television channel in Palestine
RAMALLAH: A state-run television channel and a few domestic terrestrial stations, which mostly re-run programs from other satellite channels, are almost all that is on offer in the Palestinian Territories.…
Climate change realism
NEW YORK: "Wonderful, Wonderful Copenhagen, a popular song from the 1952 film musical "Hans Christian Andersen, will probably be played many times this fall, as world leaders will be gathering…
Hamas takes on the radicals
GAZA CITY: The recent shoot-out in a Gaza mosque between Hamas security officers and militants from the radical jihadi group the Warriors of God brought to the surface the deep…
Following death threats, Qimni remains housebound
Egyptian secular thinker Sayyed Al-Qimni has for long been labeled a sworn opponent of Islam but a recent state prize awarded to him unleashed a furor from Islamists who have…
Doctors threaten to go on strike
CAIRO: A doctors' committee said it plans to go on strike on Sept. 9 against the Egyptian Ministry of Health and the Doctors' Syndicate for their failure to provide financial…
Protesting legal specialists still await final decisions
CAIRO: President of the legal specialists club, Mohamed Daher Hussein, pledged in a meeting with protesting legal specialists Saturday night that the ministry will soon issue official executive decisions regarding…
Azhar Scholars Front condemns soccer players fatwa
CAIRO: Al-Azhar Scholars Front condemned a recent fatwa issued by the Egyptian Islamic Legislation Authority, Dar El-Ifta, allowing soccer players to break their fast if they have a morning game."Everyone…
Cairo University staff club board dissolved
CAIRO: The newly-elected executive board of Cairo University Staff Club elections has been dissolved pursuant to alleged administrative irregularities during its April elections.The decree - issued by Cairo governor Said…
Zamalek seek redemption, Ismaili clash with Petrojet
CAIRO: Zamalek will be eager to get back to winning when they host a winless Arab Contractors side in the Egyptian Premier League third round on Monday.The rejuvenated Whites lost…
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