New strategy urged to end Gaza blockade, rocket firing on Israel
UNITED NATIONS: Israel, Egypt and the Palestinian Authority must develop a new strategy to secure the lifting of the blockade of the Gaza Strip and an end to rocket firing…
Two Sudanese detainees denied legal representation
CAIRO: Two Sudanese men who have been held without charge for nine months have been refused the right to appoint a lawyer to challenge their detention.Nezar Hammad and Salah Eddin…
Egyptian-Finnish relations to go beyond Nokia phones
CAIRO: Above all else in business, Finland is known for its innovative mobile technology, clean energy solutions, and cost-effective healthcare products. Egypt, on the other hand, is the most populous…
Railway renovation
CAIRO: Minister of Transport celebrated Tuesday the installation of 13 railway tractors, in what he called a first step towards restoring Egypt's railway system.Minister Mohamed Mansour said during the inaugural…
Talents in progress
Shadows in the dark move slowly on the floor, perhaps the dancers are stretching? The small intimate theater of the Artistic Creativity Center of the Cairo Opera House lit up…
American media needs a new lens
In the United States, there are assumptions that anything Arab and Islamic is intrinsically anti-American. Media is one channel through which such misperceptions are exacerbated. There are two issues that…
How Effective is Disaster Relief?
When disaster strikes, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are among the first on the scene. The United Nations estimates that there are now more than 37,000 international NGOs, with major donors relying…
Movement Obama, not Candidate Obama
Hillary Clinton is in trouble. Nothing seems to work for her campaign. Obama's positions are not much different than hers but he has a clear edge. What he has going…
Pan-African bid to clip bird flu gets funding boost
DAKAR: A new pan-African initiative to combat bird flu was launched Tuesday in Dakar, Senegal, in a breakthrough partnership between the African Union and the European Union. Thirty million euros…
