Egypt denies Hamas member died of torture
CAIRO: An Egyptian official denied on Tuesday that the brother of a senior Hamas member died of torture in an Egyptian prison cell.Sami Abu Zuhri, one of the Islamist group…
Clashes between Bedouins and security forces in Central Sinai
CAIRO: Clashes erupted between security forces and Bedouin tribesmen in Central Sinai Tuesday that led to the injury of a central security soldier.Security forces had converged on the areas of…
Festival Centre
CAIRO: Al Futtaim Group announced on Tuesday that it had begun leasing property for Festival Center, the commercial hub of its ambitious New Cairo mixed-use development, Festival City.Festival Center is…
We are not there yet, says Minister of Transport
CAIRO: The Minister of Transport Mohamed Mansour addressed members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt at AmCham's first meeting of the fall, entitled "Transport in Egypt: Have We…
World's biggest book fair gets Chinese imprint
Chinese writers, publishers and artists backed by Beijing and others marked the world s largest book fair Wednesday with hundreds of stories from the most populous nation on earth.The guest…
Mideast Film Fest targets audiences, potential filmmakers
Now in its third year running, the Middle East International Film Festival is bringing to residents of Abu Dhabi and the rest of the UAE an opportunity for young UAE…
Bold climate change action is needed in Copenhagen
If necessity is the mother of invention, we should be looking forward to a breathtakingly innovative agreement on climate change in Copenhagen in December. Such an agreement would not only…
Zooming in on the Yemeni conflict
PRINCETON, New Jersey: In mid-August, just prior to the start of Ramadan, the Yemeni government launched an all-out offensive on rebel positions in the northern governorate of Sa ada. Leaving…
Promoting democracy, out of fashion in Washington?
WILBERFORCE, Ohio: Is US President Barack Obama s Administration providing less support for human rights and political reform in the broader Middle East - or is it merely adopting a…
Decoding Egypt: Egypt Needs Change
CAIRO: The defeat of Egypt's longtime Culture Minister Farouk Hosni in the bid to head the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) commanded the attention of Egyptian intellectuals…