Tailor strangles sister for affair with her husband's cousin
CAIRO: Wagdy Yaseen Kassem, a 21-year-old tailor, strangled his sister Sabreen Yaseen, 19, with a hose after discovering her affair with her husband's cousin. He then shaved off her hair…
Freedom ends when it violates the freedom of others, says MB deputy head
In 1989, the officially banned but tolerated Muslim Brotherhood group decided to establish a political party. Since then, the group's consultative Shoura Council have faced many political obstacles to declaring…
Israeli opinion split on refugee expulsion
CAIRO: The expulsion of all but 500 Darfuri refugees from Israel back to Egypt has split opinion in the country about whether returning them was the right decision in light…
Egyptian minister eyes Brazil's Zero Hunger program
CAIRO: Minister of Social Solidarity Ali Al-Moselhi returns today from a week-long visit to Brazil where he was looking into their highly successful Zero Hunger (Fome Zero) program, with an…
BOOK REVIEW: Rowing it alone
Down The Nile: Alone in a Fisherman's SkiffBy Rosemary Mahoney277 pages; LE 165In her attempts to purchase a boat to row down the Nile, the unmarried American writer, Rosemary Mahoney,…
The strengthening of faith through religious diversity
One of the much-debated religious issues in Indonesia as of today is that of pluralism. Its opponents, such as the Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI), believe that pluralist theology is harmful…
Lebanon war: An Israeli perspective
One year has passed since the end of the Second Lebanon War. It is far too early to determine the long range effects and consequences of this war on Israel.…
Saint Diana?
Ten years after her death, Princess Diana still has star power. The media are filled with tributes and retrospectives, and all over the world, the public seems to be avidly…
Egypt accuses Belgian diplomats of damaging whale fossils; Brussels denies allegation
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have accused Belgian diplomats of damaging a 40 million-year-old whale fossil when they allegedly drove over the ancient remains in a protected desert area, an official said…
New victim of police abuse pursues legal action
CAIRO: When 26-year-old Yasser Hussein spoke with journalists about the abuse he was subjected to at the Sayyeda Zeinab police station, most commented that he was lucky he only got…