An IMF we can love?
CAMBRIDGE: What a difference the crisis has made for the International Monetary Fund. It was just a few months ago that this important but unloved institution, a landmark of post-war…
Encountering peace: Multilateral engagement, involvement and imposition
JERUSALEM: Is the new government on a collision course with the United States? It would seem so. President Barack Obama and his secretary of state have let Prime Minister Binyamin…
Agricultural temp workers demonstrate for fulltime rights
CAIRO: The Ministry of Agriculture's temporary workers demonstrated in front of the ministry's building in Dokki against ill-treatment and low wages, demanding the rights of their full-time counterparts. Temporary workers…
Spiritual seekers drawn to Egyptian sacred sites
GIZA: The Great Pyramid of Giza was one of the ancient wonders of the world, and even most travelers today would not consider a trip to Egypt complete without seeing…
Ayman Nour and Gamila Ismail undone
CAIRO: Egypt s best known political couple - opposition leader Ayman Nour and his activist wife Gamil Ismail - seem to be falling apart after 20 years of marriage, creating…
Egypt posts Thailand travel advisory
CAIRO: In light of ongoing unrest in Thailand, Egypt's foreign ministry told its citizens to be wary when traveling to the country, the official MENA news agency reported. Moustafa El-Guindy,…
Coptic church issues first conversion certificate
CAIRO: Egypt s Coptic Orthodox Church has for the first time issued a certificate of conversion to a Muslim-born Christian, his lawyer said, in a country where religious conversion is…
Al-Dostour journalist detained for one day
CAIRO: An Al-Dostour journalist was detained for one day allegedly for covering news related to the Muslim Brotherhood, according to Khaled Badran, another journalist at the newspaper.Ahmed Seif El-Din was…
Local press slams Nasrallah
CAIRO: Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's admission that his Shia group is operating in Egypt caused an uproar in the local press, who branded him a "war criminal and called him…
Jose to quit Ahly next year
CAIRO: Ahly coach Manuel Jose set the record straight that he will not extend his deal with the African champions when it comes to an end next season.The Portuguese, who…