Poignant last act saves patchy "Spartacus" ballet
It must be hard being the Bolshoi Ballet. One of the oldest and greatest ballet companies in the world, they have a 200-year reputation of excellence. It must be even…
Send thousands more tea drinkers to "AfPak"?
WASHINGTON, DC: US President Barack Obama's recently revealed counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan is likely to precede a more aggressive campaign in northwest Pakistan, as illustrated by the decision…
The truth about climate change
EXETER: Many people ask how sure we are about the science of climate change. The most definitive examination of the scientific evidence is to be found in the work of…
Converging regional policies
During a visit to the United States that preceded President Barack Obama s visit to Turkey, Ahmet Davutoglu, chief advisor to Turkey s prime minister, stated that Our approach and…
Train commuters complain of high prices, deteriorating services
CAIRO: At any given time during the day, there is a crowd of people huddled around the information booth standing halfway between the entrance to Ramses Station and the ticket…
Muslim Brotherhood washes its hands of Sunni-Shia debate
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood dissociated itself from an ongoing debate between two of its members regarding Sunnis and Shias in Islam.In a press statement sent to Daily News Egypt, Mohamed…
Environment ministry demands relocation of pig farms
CAIRO: Four days after the eruption of swine flu in Mexico, the Egyptian Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs ordered the swift transfer of all pig farms far from residential…
Qena blogger remains in detention without charge
CAIRO: Egyptian rights group, the Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), has strongly criticized the continuing detention of a blogger who has been imprisoned without charge for six months.ANHRI…
Mohandiseen shooting verdict set for May 26
CAIRO: The Giza Criminal Court on Sunday said it will issue its verdict of the Mohandiseen shooting trial, where a policeman is accused of murdering a civilian, on May 26.Giza…
Convert flees with Christian husband
CAIRO: A 21-year-old Christian convert fled her parents' home last Tuesday with her Coptic husband after police had forcibly returned her to their custody, the couple's lawyer told Daily News…