Border guards arrest 13 Georgians
AL-ARISH: An Egyptian security official says border guards have arrested 13 Georgian migrants trying to cross illegally into Israel.The official says the seven men and six women were caught in…
Al-Wafd disagrees with court ruling on party's leadership
CAIRO: The State Council's Administrative Court reiterated Saturday its January verdict that denounced Mohmoud Abaza as president of Al-Wafd opposition party, calling for its enforcement. The ruling did not indicate…
Penalties set for freezing steel production, supply
CAIRO: The Ministry of Trade and Industry passed last week new resolutions to penalize steel producers, wholesalers and retailers who freeze steel production and supply on domestic markets, citing price…
Dutch businesses threaten to sue over anti-Islam film
THE HAGUE: Dutch businesses Saturday threatened to sue far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders if his anti-Islam film led to a commercial boycott, as EU foreign ministers and more Muslim countries condemned…
Rising cost of bread tops Egypt's five economic woes
CAIRO: The government has begun taking measures to tackle growing public discontent over the sky-rocketing prices of five staples of the economy - bread, rice, pasta, cement and steel. On…
German Muslims criticize 'Satanic Verses' play
German Muslims expressed "regret Friday that a theater near Berlin plans to stage the world premiere of a play based on Salman Rushdie's novel "The Satanic Verses. We regret that…
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…