Prosecution renews Brotherhood leader's detention order
CAIRO: The Supreme State Security Prosecution on Sunday renewed for 15 more days the detention order of Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, secretary general of the Arab Doctors' Union and deputy…
Egypt plays host to unannounced Darfur meeting
CAIRO: Egypt hosted a meeting between Sudan, the US and Libya Sunday regarding the Darfur conflict and southern Sudan, though the process and personnel involved drew the ire of some…
US-Egypt trade relationship bolstered by Mubarak visit
CAIRO: Trade exchange between the United States and Egypt could reach $16 billion by 2013, bolstered by closer economic cooperation between the two countries, Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry…
Shahira Zaki: Through a different lens
Walking down the beach at the North Coast this summer, it is only natural to observe people posing for digital cameras everywhere. This year, an innovative photographer has put a…
Cheops building date can't be determined, says committee
CAIRO: The date in which the Pyramid of Cheops in Giza was built can't be determined, an archeological committee said Sunday. The announcement was in response to calls to mark…
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…