Palestinian teenager killed and Egyptian hit by stray bullet near Rafah crossing
CAIRO: A Hamas-organized demonstration to protest the closure of the Rafah crossing went sour Saturday when a 17-year-old Palestinian was shot dead as protestors attempted to rush the border.Hamas had…
Amnesty condemns Egypt's treatment of Muslim Brotherhood
LONDON: Human rights group Amnesty International said Friday it was greatly concerned by the arrest of two Egyptian lawmakers from banned Islamist opposition group the Muslim Brotherhood. The London-based organization…
Court adjourns Muslim converts' appeal
CAIRO: An appeal by 12 Egyptian converts to Islam who wish to return to the Coptic Christian Church convened briefly on Saturday before being adjourned to Nov. 17, a judicial…
Euromoney Conference to address macroeconomic issues
CAIRO: By addressing the next stage of economic reform, the Euromoney Egypt Conference 2007 aims to propel Egypt into the second wave of growth."The challenge is going to be more…
KHAWAGA'S TALE: Beer, bragging and banter: The cornerstones of Rugby
With the start of the new school year, most expatriates would have returned to Cairo by now, thirsting for the metaphorical blood of their national rivals in the Rugby World…
The Pakistan paradox
Islamabad - As Pakistan celebrates its 60th anniversary of independence this year, political turbulence and chronic problems such as low literacy and inadequate health services persist. But there is another…
Is Liquidity Enough?
Every week more liquidity is injected into the global banking system by the United States Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank. The average interest rate paid for overnight reserves…
Assuage Assad
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - The ideal way to achieve peace between Israel and its Arab neighbours is through a Madrid-like regional peace process based on the Arab League initiative (2002). The…
Egypt to participate in EU Brussels meeting
CAIRO: Egypt has sent a delegation to participate in the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) meeting taking place in Brussels today in an effort to sound out participating member states on…
Don't turn into penguins
SHARM EL SHEIKH: Barely in her twenties, the representative of the European Youth Forum Lisa, is assertive, confident and knows her path in life. Her aim: to challenge the tendency…