Teetradio: For those who won't shut the "teet" up
CAIRO: In Egypt, as in most Arab societies, one learns to avoid "taboo subjects like sex, politics and religion. When freedom of expression is so often punished by law, it…
Development experts converge in Cairo for prep meeting
CAIRO: A high-level symposium on Sunday aimed at discussing issues in South-South development cooperation and aid effectiveness. The two-day Cairo symposium, titled "Trends in Development Cooperation: South-South and Triangular Cooperation…
US won't return Egyptian torture victim to Egypt
CAIRO: In an unprecedented move, a federal judge in the United States intervened with the US government's decision to return Sameh Khouzam, an Egyptian national and one of Egypt's torture…
'Inflammatory' preachers arrested alongside Brotherhood sweep
CAIRO: Authorities detained 29 members from the Muslim Brotherhood on Sunday in Alexandria during a demonstration against the current violence in Gaza, Mahmoud Ezzat, secretary general of the Muslim Brotherhood…
DreamWorks to build theme park in Dubai
DUBAI: DreamWorks, the US studio behind the hit box-office animated movie Shrek, is to build a theme park in the booming Gulf emirate of Dubai, the Khaleej Times newspaper reported…
Hamas asks Egypt to reopen Rafah border
CAIRO: Hamas has requested that Egypt reopen the Rafah border crossing to allow the passage of much needed assistance and the evacuation of urgent medical cases in light of the…
Court rejects Sadat killer's release
CAIRO: A Cairo court on Sunday rejected a request to release an Islamist jailed more than 26 years ago for plotting the assassination of Egypt's late president Anwar Sadat, a…
Egypt cancels EU meeting after human rights resolution
CAIRO: The foreign ministry cancelled its Wednesday meeting with the EU due to what it deemed the negative environment resulting from European Parliament (EP) resolution criticizing Egypt's human rights record.…