'Love Guru,' Paris Hilton are top of the flops
Mike Myers comedy The Love Guru and celebrity socialite Paris Hilton were top of the flops at the 29th Razzie Awards, the annual eve-of-Oscars salute to the very worst of…
The American Task Force on Palestine blogs
WASHINGTON, DC: I am delighted to be among the early contributors to the first blog postings on this new part of the Israel Policy Forum (IPF) website. The close relationship…
Who lost Turkey?
PARIS: "Who lost Turkey? That question, often raised in the past, has been heating up in the aftermath of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's emotional outburst during the recent World…
Egypt's strategy toward Gaza is incremental, long-term
BEIRUT: The Gaza war was seemingly an inevitable conflict. The pre-war reality was unacceptable to any of the concerned parties. Hamas was not satisfied with a ceasefire that kept the…
Student protest demands end to security presence on campus
CAIRO: Students renewed their demands for free education and an end to the presence of Interior Ministry security forces on university campuses Saturday, during a demonstration at Cairo University."Security bodies…
Africa 'major hub' for drug smuggling, says report
CAIRO: Egypt poses a particular challenge on the fight against drug smuggling due to its "strategic location, Mohamed Abdul Aziz, regional representative in the United Nations Office on Drugs and…
Independent newspaper aims for 'a cleaner Cairo'
CAIRO: Over the past few years, Egypt - and Cairo specifically - has been ranked high among other nations for its pollution levels. One independant daily newspaper recently launched a…
Democratic Front Party students arrested in Alexandria
CAIRO: Two more student leaders of the Democratic Front Party were arrested by police officials Saturday while participating in a campaign at Alexandria University against university security affiliated with the…
UN rights chief says 'human rights approach' needed in crisis
GENEVA: The United Nations top human rights official on Friday called on states to take on a human rights approach in their responses to the economic crisis, saying that such…
New pharmacists' law underway, says health minister
CAIRO: The Pharmacists' Syndicate is currently preparing a new draft law, Hatem Al-Gabaly, minister of health, announced Saturday, allowing pharmacies to supervise the production of medication.Mohamed Abdel Gawad, deputy chairman…