Egypt's Mubarak visits Germany for talks with Merkel & Koehler
BERLIN: President Hosni Mubarak arrived in Berlin on Friday for talks with German leaders on issues including the Israeli-Paliestinian conflict and moves toward democracy in the Middle East.German President Horst…
Mubarak opposes force in Iran nuclear crisis
ROME: President Hosni Mubarak, in Rome for talks, voiced opposition to any use of force in the Iran nuclear crisis, the Italian news agency ANSA quoted Mubarak s spokesman as…
New gallery devoted to ancient Nubia
CHICAGO: As the Field Museum in downtown Chicago geared up for another blockbuster visit this spring by the golden treasures of King Tutankhamen, the OrientalInstitute of the University of Chicago…
Cairo to host Arab mini-summit on Darfur
CAIRO: The leaders of Sudan, Egypt and Libya are to take part in an Arab mini-summit on the Darfur conflict to be held in Cairo around March 20, President Hosni…
Word on the Street
CAIRO: Economic reform seems to be of late the number one priority of the government, which is natural considering the majority of the new government come from a business background.…
Corruption and oppression dominate news
CAIRO: Talk of corruption has marred the privatization of the Omar Effendi department store chain, while the new imprisonment sentence given to a reporter, combined with the closing down of…
Two prominent television clerics feud over Islam's approach to the West
CAIRO: It s not just East and West that are divided over controversial cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. Two of the most popular Muslim preachers on Arab television are feuding…
Illiteracy still rife among rural women
CAIRO: Nesma and a group of fellow women farm workers sit out in the midday sun after a morning of harvesting spinach leaves from plush green fields in the Fayoum…
Hot Towels
CAIRO: Stereotyping and bigotry have always been frowned upon and according to Independent Filmmaker Amr El Bayoumi, "first it was the drunken Irish, the greedy Jew with the big nose,…
Critical moment on the political horizon
CAIRO: During a transitional stage in Egypt's politics, reassessment of public policies is a necessity. Author Alaa Al Aswani and politician Mona Makram Ebeid took turns reviewing Egypt's most captivating…
