The Settlements: Obama's demands and Netanyahu's options (Part 2)
To provide some practical suggestions, it is necessary to break down the Israeli settlers movement into its three basic constituencies. In doing so, some interim solutions can realistically be made…
Smuggler killed, four missing in Gaza tunnel collapse
RAFAH: A Palestinian was killed on Wednesday when a tunnel used to smuggle goods from Egypt into Gaza collapsed, with four others believed trapped under the rubble, a security official…
Rights groups condemn 'internet surveillance'
CAIRO: Egypt's interior ministry continues to "spy on internet users, the Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) said in a statement released earlier this week.The rights group alleges that…
Back and forth between Amr Khaled, Magdy El-Gallad on live TV
CAIRO: "I have never heard of anyone who was asked to leave Egypt during President Mubarak's rule, popular Muslim televangelist Amr Khaled told the daily Al-Dostour. Khaled, who has repeatedly…
Zamalek residents wary of quarantined neighbors
CAIRO: Police officers armed with rifles and wearing medical masks stand guard outside the quarantined dormitory of the American University in Cairo in Zamalek, keeping pedestrians and gathered journalists at…
Egypt culture minister's UNESCO campaign falters
CAIRO: Egypt is pushing hard to get its culture minister named as the head of the UN agency promoting cultural diversity. But as Farouk Hosni heads to Paris Wednesday to…
G8 development talks should focus on Africa, says France
PARIS: G8 development talks on Thursday and Friday in Rome should boost foreign aid funding for Africa and increase the continent s role in international financial institutions, a French government…
Egyptian shot while attempting to cross border
CAIRO: A Sinai Bedouin belonging to the Sawarka tribe was shot by Egyptian border guards Wednesday as he attempted to jump the border into Gaza.The man was identified as Salem…
Egypt reports two new cases of swine flu
CAIRO: Two new cases of the H1N1 virus were discovered in Cairo and Alexandria, bringing the number of infections in Egypt to 10, the Ministry of Health said Wednesday. According…
Football: Egypt grope for remedy to Algeria hangover – Preview
JOHANNESBURG: When a football team is suffering from a massive hangover, Brazil, Italy and the United States are hardly the ideal remedies.Those are the teams preparing FIFA Confederations Cup ambushes…