Arabs fear rise of hard-right in Israel
CAIRO: Arabs on Wednesday saw little hope for peace from whatever government emerges from Israel s inconclusive elections, and they expressed fears over the rising power of Israel s far…
MP Ashraf Badr suspended from PA for shoe incident
CAIRO: Muslim Brotherhood MP Ashraf Badr was suspended from the current parliamentary session, which ends in the summer, after threatening another MP representing the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) by…
US Congressman proposes bill to end military aid to Egypt
CAIRO: A bill calling for an end to US military aid to Egypt because it has not complied with the Camp David Accords was recently introduced to the US Congress…
INTERVIEW: Xerox Egypt's Yehia Maaty says crisis impact minimal
CAIRO: When the economy went into decline last year, Xerox Vice President and Managing Director Yehia Maaty was forced to take stock of his company.Xerox Egypt had been growing by…
Egypt's growth slows to 4.1 pct in Q2
The Egyptian economy grew slightly below market expectations at an annual 4.1 percent rate in the second quarter of the 2008/09 fiscal year ending in June, compared to 7.7 percent…
From the Nile to the Amazon festival kicks off
The Jesuit Culture Center in Cairo kicked off its sixth annual cultural festival, entitled From the Nile to the Amazon: Latin Colors, last Thursday, unveiling this year's guest of honor;…
To be so black and blue
We haven't forgotten, jazz virtuoso Charlie Young told Daily News Egypt. "We know the importance of Africa in the world. A regular member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra since 1988,…
Will Hamas seize the opportunity?
CAIRO: There is no doubt that the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict represents one of the most significant factors negatively affecting the image and security of the United States and its allies.…
High on Afghan opium
LONDON: Quite right - the Obama administration is gearing up to pressure the Europeans to put more men in boots on the ground in Afghanistan.Quite right - the Europeans don…
Barroso overboard?
BRUSSELS: It is time for José Manuel Barroso to start selling himself. His chances of being re-appointed as President of the European Commission depend on the case he makes.Until the…