US policy not a scapegoat for extremists
As the competition for the US presidency heats up, the threat of Muslim extremism is bound to become a major issue in the campaign. The reason is its link to…
Islamic music videos, all the time
CAIRO: The moment an Arab viewer tunes into one of the many Arabic music channels, they are immediately transported to a world of wanton women and material luxury. Sultry songstresses…
Protestors say Agrium plant is like Nazi gas chambers
CAIRO: A protest and lecture held in Cairo against the Agrium plant in Damietta turned into a harsh critique of the regime which approved the project. Opposition members likened the…
Legendary Egyptian filmmaker Chahine dies
CAIRO: Egyptian film director Youssef Chahine, Arab cinema's most acclaimed filmmaker, passed away on Sunday, at age 82, following several weeks in a coma.Chahine passed on at 3:30 am in…
Eissa speaks out in ongoing case
CAIRO: Seven lawyers for editor in chief Ibrahim Eissa presented Sunday defense arguments to the Abbaseyya court.Eissa himself also spoke before the court.The case was adjourned until after the summer…
Safaga court acquits ferry defendants as families grieve
CAIRO: Scuffles erupted at a Safaga court in the Red Sea on Sunday when five of six defendants were cleared of responsibility for a ferry sinking that killed more than…
You are what you eat
CAIRO: Under the slogan "Health . For a Better Life, the International Health and Nutrition Exhibition and Conference kicked off Sunday at the Cairo International Conference Center under the auspices…
Egypt denies banning 'brink of revolution' book
CAIRO: Egypt denied on Sunday that it had banned a book by a British journalist about Egyptian politics and society entitled Inside Egypt: The Land of the Pharaohs on the…
Court orders release of April 6 youths, but lawyers expect they will be detained longer
CAIRO: An Alexandria court on Sunday ordered the release of 14 detained youth belonging to the April 6 movement, but lawyers are skeptical of whether the youths will actually be…