A credible peace process
Hamas just offered Israel a 10-year long truce. This is an important opening that could allow Israel and the United States to start engaging Hamas in the political process, either…
High noon in the Middle East
A hitherto latent rivalry between Iran and Israel thus has been transformed into an open struggle for dominance in the Middle East. The result has been the emergence of some…
No nudes is bad news for Cairo art students
CAIRO: One hundred years after it was founded, Cairo s School of Fine Arts seeks to train Egypt s artists but has to make do without nude life drawing classes…
Sweeping away gender barriers
CAIRO: Egypt produces 40,000 tons of municipal waste each day with an estimated total of 15 million tons a year, according to the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA). Much of…
PA approves amendments to traffic law
CAIRO: The People's Assembly approved the finalized traffic law Saturday, following amendments that triggered heated debates for over two months."The amendments have been made to modify the law and make…
One Muslim killed, seven Copts injured in Minya clashes
MINYA/CAIRO: Sectarian clashes near a monastery in Minya Saturday resulted in the death of one Muslim and the injury of seven Coptic Christians, five of whom are monks. Clashes erupted…
June summit on food security to address world food challenges
ROME: The upcoming conference on World Food Security, set to take place next week in Rome (June 3-5) will "re-launch the fight against hunger and poverty and boost agricultural production…
Housewife suicide in Beni Suef
BENI SUEF: A housewife committed suicide in Beni Suef by swallowing a pesticide, according to police.The Prosecution Office was informed of the incident after the body of Shadia Saad, 28,…
Unmarried mother gives baby to sterile friend
CAIRO: An unmarried young woman who conceived during a relationship with her boyfriend is alleged to have made a gift of the baby to her sterile friend.According to Old Cairo…