America's crisis election
CAMBRIDGE: On November 4, Americans will elect their 44th president amidst the worst financial turmoil the country has known since the onset of the Great Depression in 1929. Both candidates…
Editorial: Pardon me Mr. President
In an unexpected turn of events President Hosni Mubarak last Monday pardoned Ibrahim Eissa from the two-month jail sentence the latter had received a week prior for "publishing false information…
Our freedom on air
Radio Horytna, one of Egypt's most prominent web-radios, is run by Mohamed Ezz Aldin, webcaster, website and advertising manager who makes it his responsibility to organize various meetings with young…
Finland's Martti Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO: Former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari, who has helped mediate on conflict zones ranging from Kosovo to Indonesia, was named the winner on Friday of the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize.…
Rights center calls for new anti-sexual harassment law
CAIRO: The mass sexual harassment that marked the Eid holiday is a result of low presence of police officers and absence of strong deterring laws, the Egyptian Center for Women's…
Public Awareness campaign on the e-government services
CAIRO: In an effort to combat intense bureaucratic procedures that citizens have to endure, the Egyptian Non-governmental Organizations (NGO) Support Center is currently working on a project under the title…
Vatican defends Nazi-era pope after rabbi's comments
ROME: The Vatican published an article Tuesday defending the Nazi-era pope Pius XII, as a prominent rabbi who made a landmark address to Catholic bishops added his voice to Jewish…
Mickey Mouse fatwa sheikh says his words taken out of context
CAIRO: Saudi scholar Muhammad Al Munajid, who recently stole the limelight in the international press over the notorious Mickey Mouse fatwa, said on a Youtube post that he was viciously…
Muslim convert wife and child will survive, uncle tells Daily News
CAIRO: Miriam Atef Khella, whose husband was killed by her brother due to her conversion to Islam, will survive along with her nine-month-old daughter, Sami Saleh, the deceased s uncle…
