51 resign from Democratic Front Party
CAIRO: The Democratic Front Party is down 51 members after a series of resignations that was prompted by Ali Salmy, one of four vice presidents of the party, and Mohamed…
Coptic blogger arrested, harassed by state security
CAIRO: Coptic human rights activist and blogger Hala El-Masry, also known as Hala Helmy Botros, was reportedly arrested in Qena governorate over the weekend following alleged harassment by state security.…
European Commission and Egypt organize key energy event
CAIRO: The EU-Africa-Middle East Energy conference, held in Sharm El Sheikh on Nov. 1, will build on the existing regional agreements for further development and cooperation in the field. Co-organized…
Wadi El Nil wins cement factory license for LE 251 mln
CAIRO: Bidding on eight licenses to build new cement factories in eight governorates across the nation started Sunday, with the highest bid reaching LE 251 million and the lowest at…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: If kids run the world
Over the weekend I've made a few observations, the first being that kids could run the world.I've just spent the past three days at the Cairo American College Campus in…
Potter 1st edition sells for nearly $41K
A copy of J.K. Rowling s first Harry Potter novel sold at auction Thursday for almost $41,000. The copy of the hardback first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher…
Egypt's Cultural Heritage Roundup
In this month's roundup of all things archaeological, historic etc, we find out that Princess Diana has a rival in the affections of the public and it is our very…
Keeping the faith through Interfaith dialogue
WASHINGTON DC: One of the great fears that parents and church leaders have about their youth engaging in interfaith dialogue is that they will lose their connection to their own…
Goodbye to Going It Alone
A key lesson that the next American president will take away from the experiences of the Bush administration is certain to be that multilateralism matters. Notions of American hegemony and…
Lessons from Camp David
BEIT BERL, Israel: Next month the US president George W. Bush proposes to host an international conference in Annapolis, near Washington, in the hope of advancing a two-state solution for…