Egypt suffer second defeat in volleyball World Cup
CAIRO: Egypt have suffered their third successive defeat in the 11th FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup in Japan after losing to Brazil 3-0. Brazil won the match 25-18, 25-14, 25-17.…
'Golden Whip' planned for best Egypt torture video
CAIRO: Egyptian bloggers, long at the forefront of exposing rights abuses, are planning an online festival of torture videos to run alongside the 31st Cairo Film Festival, local media reported…
National Human Rights council holds workshop on torture
CAIRO: State-run watchdog the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) organized a workshop on Monday to combat torture practices in Egypt. Entitled "Toward a strategy to combat torture, the conference…
DW World media services reach universities in Egypt
CAIRO: "Our goal is to build bridges between different cultures to create a kind of dialogue, said Erik Bettermann, the director general of Germany's international media network Deutsche Welle (DW).…
Children, volunteers get up close and personal at fun day
CAIRO: In the morning the place looked like a relaxed picnic. People sat in groups on blankets, enjoying a sunny day in the small Maadi garden. A group of late…
The Jewish lobby Israel needs
The next few weeks may determine the future of Zionism. This is not an exaggeration. If the upcoming Annapolis peace conference ends the same way as the Camp David summit…
Somalia's Endless Hell
MOGADISHU: Somalia's internal conflict is propelled by a combustible mix of religion, politics, and clan rivalry. Civilians are killed daily in Mogadishu, there are roadside bombs and mortar attacks, and…
IN FOCUS: Brotherhood Youth: A time bomb
A few days ago an independent newspaper published an article about a group of young Muslim Brotherhood (MB) members' plans to split from the organization and form their own, parallel…
Letters to the edtor
Flying off trackWith his characteristic sarcasm and unrivalled tongue-in-cheek humour, Mr Mohamed Salmawy draws attention in his article I ll never visit Japan again! (published Nov. 17 in Commentary), to…
