Brotherhood leader files lawsuit to end travel ban
CAIRO: Prominent Muslim Brotherhood member Essam Al-Erian filed a lawsuit Saturday against the interior minister to lift a travel ban that has prevented him from leaving the country for nine…
Egyptian soldier killed, Israeli tourist stabbed in Sinai
CAIRO: In two separate incidents Monday, an Egyptian police officer was killed when a fellow soldier's gun went off near the border, and an Israeli tourist was stabbed by a…
Egypt bans cement exports as regulator investigates sector
CAIRO: The Ministry of Trade and Industry on Sunday announced it would ban cement exports for four months as competition regulators investigate the sector.Cement prices have risen in Egypt despite…
OT gives France Tel Wednesday deadline for Mobinil deal
CAIRO: Orascom Telecom (OT) Chairman Naguib Sawiris reiterated yesterday that Wednesday April 15 would be the final day for France Telecom (FT) to buy out OT's shares in mobile phone…
Illuminating the Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator
Northeast of Ramsis station, along the street of the same name, an unimposing gate opens into the Armenian Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator. If it were not enclosed, it…
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown: the Musical?
A European theater operator wants to produce a musical version of Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar's 1988 movie Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, one of its executives said…
At what cost? – Passover's message
NEW YORK: All peoples and religions want to survive destruction. That is a given. But the question is "At what cost? The Jewish people are celebrating Passover this week. Reading…
Breaking matzah, growing up Muslim amongst Jews
BOSTON, Massachusetts: As a Muslim American, I realize that my diploma from the Hebrew Academy of Toledo is an unusual credential. But in the context of my family and our…
Giving serious ideas a bad name
Avigdor Lieberman, Israel s new foreign minister, is perhaps most notorious for his policy demands regarding the Arab citizens of Israel. He wants Israeli Arabs to prove their loyalty to…
A dangerous mentality comes to the fore
There s no doubt that the new right-wing Israeli government under Binyamin Netanyahu with Avigdor Lieberman as foreign minister is seen as a bit of a headache by many concerned…