A KHAWAGA'S TALE: Leaving to the suburbs
When I was a bachelor, I entertained all comers on Houseboat 28. Then, with my partner for life, the marital home was a Zamalek apartment. Now as a family man,…
Emergence of an eTurkey
For more than 40 years Turkey has been taking certain measures to reach the European Union criteria of a member state. As part of a drive to increase innovation in…
Explaining sharia
Last month, Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, gave a nuanced, scholarly lecture in London about whether the British legal system should allow non-Christian courts to decide certain matters of…
The Sociologist vs. the State
It is hardly noteworthy by now that Saad Eddin Ibrahim s pro-democracy activism and work toward social justice has been troubling to the Egyptian regime, to say the least. After…
Nubians optimistic about outcome of repatriation conference
CAIRO: Governor of Aswan, Samir Youssef approved most of the Nubians' demands with regard to their repatriation around Lake Nasser on condition they provide the governorate with the exact number…
Police detains 25 Luxor residents after clashes over museum plan
LUXOR: police on Saturday detained 25 Luxor residents for questioning about their involvement in clashes with police during a protest against government attempts to move the group from their homes…
Highly charged, often lurid, Diana inquest nears its end
LONDON: Flashing lights, swarming paparazzi, a mysterious second car at the crash site, and a multi-tentacled conspiracy allegedly directed by the husband of Queen Elizabeth II - jurors have much…
Border tunnel collapse kills Palestinian
AL-ARISH: An Egyptian security official says a tunnel used for smuggling between Egypt and Gaza has collapsed and killed at least one Palestinian.The official says Sunday's collapse occurred when the…
Fayoum workers demonstrate against redundancy
FAYOUM: Five hundred workers staged a demonstration outside the Ghazl El-Fayoum factory Saturday to protest against its imminent closure. Abdel Aziz Moussa, 40, who has worked at the factory for…
Moawad's destination unknown
CAIRO: Ismaili board member Sayed Al-Qammash said on Friday that Sayed Moawad's destiny is out of the club s hands.The Egypt full-back has joined Turkish side Trabzonspor on a loan…