Foreign stars light up French comics fest
From Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian creator of "Persepolis, to cutting-edge artists from Seoul or South Africa, star authors joined some 200,000 fans in southern France this week for the world's…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: Avoiding travel plague
THE HAGUE: I was struck down with gastroenteritis last week, not that surprising in Egypt you may think, except I wasn't scoffing down fuul and tameya in Embaba, but contemporary…
Moral Manoeuvring a.k.a the game of chess that never ends
I've always loathed chess, the way you hate anything you've never been particularly good at. I'm not good at it is because I don't have a brain suited to making…
How Michell should deal with Hamas
The recent appointment of George Mitchell as special envoy to the Middle East isno doubt a positive sign of President Obama s commitment to the region, signaling that there will…
Barack Obama's missing freedom agenda
On his second full day in office, President Barack Obama made a major gesture toward restoring the Constitution and the rule of law by signing two executive orders: one closed…
Jail terms overturned, LE 20,000 fine upheld in 'four editors' case
CAIRO: The Cairo Appeals Court overturned a one-year jail sentence and upheld a LE 20,000 fine for each of the four newspaper editors convicted for insulting President Hosni Mubarak and…
Official trade unionists accept transport ministry proposal
CAIRO: Members of the official trade union representing train drivers said that they accept the Ministry of Transport's decree issued last month concerning pay allowances.Mahmoud Saber, head of the trade…
Butane gas saga continues, MP demands investigation
CAIRO: Petroleum Minister Sameh Fahmy said that the gas used for exports is not the same one used in butane gas cylinders domestically, according to local press reports. Fahmy was…
Arab Human Rights Commission blames Arab countries for UN Council suspension
CAIRO: The Arab Commission for Human Rights has blamed Egypt amongst other Arab countries for voting in favor of its one-year suspension from the Economic and Social Council of the…
