New negotiations will test Netanyahu's commitment
WASHINGTON, DC: Yasser Arafat was enticed to attend a meeting with Ehud Barak at Camp David during the summer of 2000 with the promise that he would not be blamed…
Obama and the Nobel Peace Prize
President Barack Obama's 2009 Nobel Peace Prize immediately triggered strong reactions worldwide, particularly highlighting the major challenges Obama faces in Muslim-majority states and communities, from the Mideast peace process, to…
Egypt's Journalists' Syndicate investigates Israeli ties
CAIRO: Egypt s Journalists' Syndicate is investigating whether to expel a prominent member for meeting with the Israeli ambassador, a case that highlights the broad opposition to normal relations with…
Trial of police colonel accused of brutality underway
CAIRO: The trial of a police colonel accused of severely beating a mentally-disabled man was adjourned until Oct. 15. Ragai Sultan identified colonel Akram Mohamed Suleiman as the individual who…
Female students pay for ministry's decisions
CAIRO: Female students hailing from different governorates fell victim to decisions taken by the Ministry of Higher Education pertaining to the H1N1 virus, the full face veil (niqab) and final…
Law to unify building places of worship yet to be discussed
CAIRO: Despite the Egyptian Coptic minority's persistent calls, a unified law for building places of worship is yet to be finalized by Egypt's parliament. Experts, however, are still optimistic that…
Egypt Islamist MP calls for storming of Israeli embassies
CAIRO: An Egyptian Islamist MP called on Sunday for the storming of Israeli embassies around the world if Israelis entered Jerusalem s Al-Aqsa mosque compound.Subhi Saleh, an MP affiliated with…
Family minister says niqab issue a matter of national security
CAIRO: Minister of Family and Population Moshira Khattab said that the recent ban on the full-face veil (niqab) in Azhar classrooms is "matter of national security. The niqab saga has…
