The emerging "New Middle East"
President George W. Bush's Middle East policy undeniably managed to achieve one thing: it has thoroughly destabilized the region. Otherwise, the results are not at all what the United States…
Sixty and Beyond
As Israelis finalize preparations for their momentous sixtieth anniversary - a date marking 10 years of consistent economic growth and industrious expansion - there remains the underlying question that will…
Blogging the strike: activists remain behind bars
CAIRO: The last entry on Kareem Al-Beheiri's blog, egyworkers.blogspot.com, reads, "It is now 7 am on April 6 and I am on my way to the Mahalla textile factory to…
Sentenced editors' appeal postponed till June
CAIRO: The appeal hearing in the case against four newspaper editors sentenced in 2007 to one year's imprisonment was adjourned to June 7 on Saturday.The Agouza Misdemeanours Court accepted the…
PA yet to agree on contentious draft traffic law
CAIRO: Although approved by the Shoura Council, the new traffic law is still being hotly debated at the People's Assembly (PA) by the Defense and National Security and the Transportation…
Scholar Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd reignites debate over religious, political and social taboos
CAIRO: After years of self-exile, controversial Islamic thinker Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd came back home on a short visit, still carrying the same incendiary religious and political outlook. "Despotism and…
Emotional farewell for Anderlecht's Hassan
CAIRO: Ahmed Hassan couldn't hope for a better farewell after playing his last home game for Belgian side Anderlecht.The Egypt skipper was introduced as a second-half substitute in Anderlecht s…
Tour agencies suspended after fatal crash
CAIRO: Egypt has suspended three tourist firms pending the outcome of a probe into a coach crash that left eight foreign tourists dead and 29 people hurt, state news agency…
