Military court drops some charges against Brotherhood members
CAIRO: An Egyptian military court trying 40 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood group announced Sunday that it was dropping some of the charges against the group, but declined to…
Assuit beats Cairo on World Bank list
CAIRO: While Egypt emerged as the world's top reformer in the World Bank's recent report, Assuit surprisingly surfaced as the Egyptian city with the least-time consuming business processes."Even if laws…
Ministry of Sound Red Sea celebrates Eid and New Year in grand style
Ministry of Sound Red Sea and Hed Kandi Beach Bar are set to hold Egypt's large dance-music line-up ever for December 2007.Hurghada will witness DJ sets and live performances from…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: Christmas in Istanbul
If you are desperate and dateless, get yourself to Istanbul, it is just waiting to have its wrapping ripped off this Christmas.Wine bars and cocktail lounges proliferate, and with names…
Why Vote?
As an Australian citizen, I voted in the recent federal election there. So did about 95 percent of registered Australian voters. That figure contrasts markedly with elections in the United…
From Madrid to Annapolis: peace conferences are not enough
As Palestinian and Israeli leaders were meeting at the Annapolis Naval Base last week for yet another attempt at peacemaking, I remembered how my journalistic career led me to cover…
Academic freedom and the battle for university independence
Discussions about university independence have recently gained new momentum. The agenda of the 1986 general conference for Egyptian university faculty members stressed the issues of university independence and freedom of…
Views: How Egypt celebrates international human rights day
December 10 was the anniversary of the International Declaration of Human Rights. But while the whole world kicked off celebrations marking 60 years since the declaration was made in 1948,…
Foreign women struggle with 'obscene' sexual harassment
CAIRO: Natalie is an American student who was visiting Egypt two years ago. She went back to the United States with a positive impression of Arab and Egyptian culture, which…