Court reduces sentence for Iraqi shoe thrower as Obama visits Iraq
BAGHDAD: Iraq s highest court reduced the prison sentence Tuesday for an Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at former President George W. Bush from three years to one, a…
Police cracks down on bloggers and political activists on April 6
CAIRO: The April 6 strike around Egypt saw the arrest of 32 political activists, bloggers, university students and a photojournalist. The most notable arrest was that of political activist and…
Demography may resolve Palestine-Israel conflict, says report
CAIRO: A recent report published by the Egyptian government s Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) contemplated whether the demographic rise of the Palestinian and Arab-Israeli populations expected by the…
Osman announces LE 4 bln program to reduce poverty
CAIRO: Minister of Economic Development Osman Mohamed Osman announced plans to reduce Egypt's poverty rate from 20 percent to 15 percent in 2015 and 7 percent by 2020 with an…
Egypt's electricity sector to get rewired
CAIRO: Egypt's production of electricity without the use of fuel has expanded to 22 billion kilowatt/hour annually, Minister of Electricity and Energy Hassan Younes said Sunday.The figure represents 37 percent…
'Schindler's List' found in Australian library
A list of Jews saved by Oskar Schindler that inspired the novel and Oscar-winning film Schindler s List has been found in a Sydney library, its co-curator said Monday.Staff at…
Simple, ordinary Egyptian stories
Maha sifts through old objects atop her dresser, hoping to stumble upon old stories to keep her company in Bahiga Hussein's new work "Hakayat Adeya le-Male'e Al-Waqt (Ordinary Stories to…
Hosni making strides towards UNESCO bid
CAIRO: In a statement welcoming Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim to perform in Cairo, Egypt's Culture Minister Farouk Hosni is making strides in his campaign to head UNESCO, analysts say.In a…
Islamic feminists distinguish Islam from Muslims
DOHA: How is it that one religion - Islam - seems capable of undermining women and promoting them at the same time? Anyone attempting to take stock of the position…