Not every day is Purim
WASHINGTON, DC: A colloquial Hebrew expression says "not every day is Purim , which can loosely be translated to "you can't fool all the people all the time .Israelis -…
Seeking an end to the international double standard
BETHLEHEM: The international community employs a double standard in its reaction to Palestinian and Israeli extremism. While the democratically elected Hamas government in Palestine is shunned for its refusal to…
A warrant of hypocrisy
LONDON: Earlier this month, the International Criminal Court (ICC) upheld the request of the court's chief prosecutor to issue an arrest warrant for Omar Al-Beshir, the President of Sudan, charging…
Egypt pressured to end underground organ trade
CAIRO: The poverty of Cairo's slums forced a young couple to sell nearly everything they had. When that wasn't enough, each of them sold a kidney.The clandestine pre-dawn operation in…
Suzanne Tamim verdict due May 21
CAIRO: The Cairo Criminal Court will announce its verdict in the murder trial of Lebanese singer Suzanne Tamim on May 21.The trial attracted public and media attention because it involves…
Al-Sayed rejects Azhar Sheikh's fatwa on death row organ transplants
CAIRO: Hamdy Al-Sayed, chairman of Doctors' Syndicate, disagreed with a recent proposal by the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Mohamed Sayed Tantawy, allowing the use of organs belonging to criminals on…
Citing other countries' anti-terrorism laws is no excuse, says former MP
CAIRO: As government officials and representatives expressed the need for a new counter-terrorism law during a seminar Wednesday, rights activists and opposition members stressed that existing legislations were more than…
Doctors Without Rights skeptical of government promises
CAIRO: Doctors Without Rights (DWR) have dismissed promises of allowances payments as "nothing new. Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif had promised to make the doctors' demands a "top priority on the…
Shoura Council to restructure state-run media
CAIRO: Head of the Shoura Council and Higher Press Council, Safwat El-Sherif, met with the four chairmen of state-run newspapers regarding an upcoming top management shuffle. El-Sherif discussed the need…
Gharib admits underdogs' threat
CAIRO: Egypt assistant coach Shawky Gharib said that Zambia and Rwanda have the ability to jeopardize the Pharaohs chances of securing a 2010 World Cup spot.Egypt is drawn against Algeria,…