Grown-up Harry Potter stars at premiere of sixth film
The stars of the sixth Harry Potter film walked up the red carpet in London Tuesday to a rapturous welcome from thousands of fans who braved pouring rain for the…
Tears and tributes mark Jackson's farewell
A gold-plated casket bearing Michael Jackson took center stage Tuesday as hundreds of millions worldwide bade farewell to the King of Pop in the final curtain call of his glittering…
A disappointing showcase of Egyptian caricature at Sawy
Currently showing at Sawy Culture Wheel's Word Hall is a new exhibit titled "Humorous Talking: Caricature, a collective show of the works of four caricaturists: Amr Selim, Makhlouf Abdallah, Doaa…
Western media bias continues in Marwa El-Sherbini's case
CAIRO: When Marwa Al-Sherbini was stabbed to death by a German fanatic in a German courtroom, Western media decided to turn a blind eye.I kept following major Western news agencies…
Damaged Democracy
NEW YORK: Even before the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, decided to throttle what little legitimacy was left of Iran's "managed democracy, it was a peculiar system, indeed. Although Iranian…
Not the time for complacency in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia: On July 8, Indonesia will hold its second direct presidential election since embracing democracy in 1998. As the world s fourth most populous country with more than 240…
IN FOCUS: Mubarak Regime and Brotherhood: Zero-Sum Game
CAIRO: Hypothetical question: What would happen if Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Mahdi Akef was arrested?Hypothetical answer: Nothing. The Egyptian regime has succeeded in scaring the society from and neutralizing it…
Egyptians denounce Marwa Al-Sherbini's murder at German embassy protest
CAIRO: About 35 protestors gathered outside the German Embassy in Zamalek Tuesday to denounce the murder of Egyptian Marwa Al-Sherbini, who was stabbed to death on July 1 in a…
German Ambassador condemns Al-Sherbini's murder
CAIRO: German Ambassador to Egypt Bernd Erbel paid respects to Marwa Al-Sherbini's family in Alexandria Tuesday, he told Daily News Egypt. "I went to Alexandria myself and conveyed the German…