Satellite TV Content Regulation: One Step Forward
The consensus reached by the Arab Ministers of Information on a document regulating the New Arab Satellite content is considered one step towards enabling Arab media build independent and accountable…
Saving public Sarkozy
Ever since key public figures signed a manifesto in a French magazine denouncing the dangers of a monarchical drift - without ever mentioning the president's name - the political atmosphere…
Diminishing Hamas
The most acute problem facing Israeli officials today is how to end the daily Kassam rocket attacks intended to demoralize Israelis and to undermine the peace negotiations between Israel and…
Indonesian example carries many lessons for Egypt
CAIRO: Abdurrahman Mohammad Fachir was recently appointed Indonesian ambassador to Egypt, having arrived at the end of October in his first ambassadorial post.Fachir is no stranger to the region as…
El-Fayed points finger at royals over Diana death
LONDON: Princess Diana and her boyfriend Dodi El-Fayed were murdered, his father told a formal inquest Monday, claiming she had voiced fears that senior royals were trying to get rid…
Saboteurs may have cut Middle East telecom cables, says UN agency
DOHA: Damage to several undersea telecom cables that caused outages across the Middle East and Asia could have been an act of sabotage, the International Telecommunication Union said on Monday."We…
A new 'Rayan' in Nasr City
CAIRO: A new pyramid scheme scandal is causing a stir in Cairo, with the alleged perpetrator dubbed "Rayan Nasr City. The Prosecutor General s office for public funds in New…
Government summons Danish ambassador, bans 4 int'l newspapers
CAIRO: Egypt on Tuesday summoned the Danish ambassador in Cairo over cartoons deemed offensive to Islam reprinted in Danish newspapers last week, the foreign ministry said in a statement. The…