Key nations do not sign EU Nabucco pipeline plan
PRAGUE: A landmark meeting of EU Central Asian and Middle Eastern nations was marred on Friday when three key nations did not sign an agreement on the Nabucco gas pipeline…
THE REEL ESTATE: All is fair in love and commerce
The summer film season is finally upon us ladies and gentlemen, a time when intelligent film-making takes a backseat to mind-numbing comedies, hackneyed sequels and brainless actioners. The first major…
Harvest of Suicide
NEW DELHI: An epidemic of farmers' suicides has spread across four Indian states - Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Punjab - over the last decade. According to official data, more…
UAE Torture, the Divine Right of Kings and Qatar
ABC news in America has received and released video footage of a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family torturing an Afghan man. Sheikh Issa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the half-brother…
With a Grain of Salt: Pig talk
"Why are you against killing the pigs? he asked. "Who said so? I said. "I am for killing all pigs, but not those raised in barns. "Are there any other…
Editorial: Egyptian provocation flu
CAIRO: Amid the global swine flu mania and Egypt's mindless pig massacre, another manifestation of pure chaos and inexplicable aggression marred the steps of the State Council building earlier this…
Seminar mulls state of Egypt's trade unions
CAIRO: Activists and lawyers discussed the trade union movement in Egypt and the campaign for an independent trade union body Friday, during the sixth annual conference of the Coordinating Committee…
Living on the edge, waiting for a slaughter
EL-MAYA EL-HAYA, Helwan: You won't find it on any map; officials rarely acknowledge its existence. But follow the stream of pickup trucks and donkey carts piled high with garbage heading…
Assaulted State Council protestors lodge legal complaint
CAIRO: Protestors and members of the press assaulted by the police during a protest last Monday have submitted legal complaints.Members of the Kefaya and April 6 Youth movements and opposition…
11,591 pigs slaughtered in Egypt
CAIRO: Over 11,000 pigs have been slaughtered as part of the government's precautionary measures against swine flu, Saber Abdel Aziz, an official at the Veterinary Service Authority, told Daily News…