Activists lash out against state security over prisoners of conscience
CAIRO: Lawyers and activists condemned the detention of 10 men who they say are prisoners of conscience during a seminar held Thursday at the Journalists' Syndicate.The seminar was followed by…
Cairo Appeals Court to rule in four editors' case today
CAIRO: The Cairo Appeals Court is scheduled to issue a verdict today in the case of the four newspaper editors who were handed down one-year jail sentences and a LE…
Murder victims' friends disheartened by the crime, media coverage
CAIRO: The murder of Heba El-Akkad, 23, and Nadine Khaled, 19, at the latter's home in Al-Nada compound in ElSheikh Zaid city, left their friends and colleagues in disbelief. Their…
Tamim press ban case adjourned till January as journalists protest
CAIRO: Five journalists being tried for violating the press ban on the Suzanne Tamim murder case were present at the South Cairo Misdemeanor Court Dec. 4 to see their case…
French headscarf ban no discrimination, says European rights court
STRASBOURG: Europe s top rights court ruled Thursday that a French school ban on headscarves was not a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights.In a case involving two…
Sports Talk: How fair was the choice?
It was pretty easy to pick this year s best football player in the world. The winner, Cristiano Ronaldo, had only one meaningful challenger, Lionel Messi, and both gave such…