In Egypt courts are used to settle scores with journalists, says CPJ rep
CAIRO: While the numbers of journalists killed and imprisoned both fell in 2008, the situation of press freedom generally in the Middle East continued to deteriorate, said representatives of the…
Gaza truce depends on Israeli election, says Hamas
CAIRO: Hamas is awaiting the outcome of Tuesday s Israeli election to know whether a long-term truce deal in Gaza can be reached, senior Hamas member Osama Hamdan told AFP.Egypt…
Jeffrey Sachs says current global trajectory 'unsustainable"
CAIRO: Economist and author Jeffrey Sachs' diagnosis for many of the modern world's economic, political and social challenges may not come as much of a surprise in this congested city:…
Regional energy players meet today in Cairo
CAIRO: Egyptian policymakers, regional government officials and leading energy producers are participating today in a roundtable in Cairo to discuss ways to stimulate investment in energy infrastructure. With the aim…
Quiet sadism sweeps old Cairo
Darb 1718 is the newest non-profit arts center in Cairo. Located in El Fustat, the center strikes an interesting balance between its surroundings of the millennium-old mosques and churches and…
Let her become a woman
Let her go become a woman! This line largely sums up the primary theme of "The Kite, Randa Chahal Sabbag's award-winning Lebanese film screened at Townhouse Gallery last week as…
Hebron like you've never imagined it
JERUSALEM: A new way needs to be carved out that will allow Israel to express its nationalism in Hebron without conceding land or creating an apartheid state.In many ways, the…
Energy disarmament
BRUSSELS: Has the "energy weapon of the 1970's - the withholding of energy supplies for political ends - returned? Using oil or gas as a political weapon is easier said…