INTERVIEW: Trade with countries with poor human rights record not contradiction, says Swedish Ambassador
CAIRO: As Sweden assumed the rotating European Union presidency from July 1, Daily News Egypt sat with Swedish Ambassador to Egypt Malin Kärre to discuss EU policy regarding Egypt, the…
Egypt's Barclays grabs Visa awards
CAIRO: Visa Sunday granted two awards of excellence to Barclays Bank Egypt during a press conference at the Four Seasons Nile Plaza. The awards granted included one for Fastest Growing…
Michael Jackson's sister La Toya says he was 'killed'
Michael Jackson was killed by a band of greedy hangers-on, his sister La Toya alleged in interviews with British Sunday newspapers.The King of Pop s sister spoke about her younger…
Insipidness and misogyny in lackluster theater fest
The official rhetoric of the fourth edition of the National Theater festival, evident in its daily publication, is a celebration of some kind of renaissance in Egyptian Theater. Judging by…
Repairing the dilapidated Syria-US relationship
WASHINGTON, DC: Like a dilapidated house, the US-Syria relationship has been in need of repair and renovation for years. Since President Obama's Jan. 20 inauguration call for engagement with "adversaries…
The darker half of Kuwait
On Tuesday night outside Kuwait's Parliament, sandwiched between the Persian Gulf and Kuwait's eponymous Arabian Gulf Road, around 100 Kuwaitis gathered to protest the disappearance and detention of Hussain Al-Fudalah.…
Creating conditions for sustainable peace in Darfur
Sudan is at a crossroads. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended the North-South civil war is on the verge of unraveling. While the international community wants to focus on…
Ministry ups student quote for engineering, cuts medicine
CAIRO: The faculties of engineering and computer science at Egyptian universities as well as higher institutes for technology will accept 5 to 9 percent more students next year, based on…
Administrative Court releases 13 Brotherhood leader
CAIRO: An Administrative Court released 13 deputy leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) who were convicted by a military court after completing three quarters of their jail term.The 13 leaders…
Egypt plague-free, swine flu cases at 92
CAIRO: Egypt has intensified precautionary measures against the spread of bubonic plague across the Libyan border, according to reports. The Ministry of Health has declared a state of emergency along…