The pharaoh in our midst
BOULDER, Colorado: Passover came and went, and Jews around the world celebrated with ritual foods, prayers and a retelling of their ancient story. The Exodus narrative -about the struggle to…
Fixing anti-Americanism in Turkey
President Barack Obama s visit to Turkey could not have gone better in terms of winning Turkish hearts and minds. Obama did all the right things, visiting Ataturk s mausoleum,…
Reconciling Hamas and Fatah
GAZA/JERUSALEM: As representatives of Hamas and Fatah meet for the fourth round of national unity talks in Cairo, not only Palestinians but also Americans and Europeans will be watching closely.…
Education administrators resort to ILO
CAIRO: Chairman of the Higher Committee to Defend the Rights of Education Sector Administrators, Fawzi Abdel Fattah, announced Saturday that education administrators will hold another protest in front of the…
Al-Azhar urges Muslims against eating fiseekh
CAIRO: Al-Azhar's fatwa committee urged Muslims against eating fiseekh, a salted, dried fish traditionally eaten during the spring feast of Sham El-Nessim. The committee's chairman Sheikh Abdel Hamid Al-Atrash issued…
Sonallah Ibrahim, El-Labbad testify in favor of graphic novelist
CAIRO: Novelist Sonallah Ibrahim and graphic artist Ahmed El-Labbad appeared as expert witnesses Saturday in the case of the confiscated graphic novel "Metro. Ibrahim and El-Labbad were asked by the…
Four new candidates in Zamalek elections
CAIRO: The final day of submitting Zamalek s elections applications witnessed the introduction of four new names, who will all be running for the club s presidency.Mahmoud Khaled, Nasser Hassanein,…
Lost whale shark found dead on Egypt shore
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: A six-meter whale shark weighing three tons that got lost in the Red Sea was found dead on the beach at an Egyptian fishing town, filling local fishermen…
