Positive steps for better GCC-EU relations
The 17th session of the Joint Council between the European Community and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states was held on May 8, 2007, in Riyadh. Since the previous joint…
Desparately seeking security
In Israel, the concept of security is a powerful one. It is used to justify all military activity, including the occupation of Palestinian territories and the vast budgets applied to…
An army against the clock
America set a long clock ticking when it decided to spend $300 million to rebuild the sprawling military base here in Taji, Iraq, as a logistical center for the new…
Reluctant optimism to Egypt's membership of United Nations Human Rights Council
Egyptian human rights organizations and dissidents are expressing a wary optimism towards Egypt joining the United Nations Human Rights Council. Egypt became one of the new African members, along with…
Top Bishops deny Pope Shenouda proposal for national unity council
CAIRO: Church sources denied allegations made in the daily Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper that Pope Shenouda plans to present the government with a proposal to set up a council for national…
Crazy fish, indignant fishermen
Ban on fishing endangering the fishermenALEXANDRIA: Fishermen and other boatmen who earn a living from the Mediterranean Sea continue to be indignant following the implementation of a ban on fishing…
Jilted ex-husband kills divorcee
CAIRO: Law-enforcement authorities have managed to unravel the mystery of a fire that resulted in the killing of divorced woman and the disappearance of her three-year-old girl, reported Al Gomhuriya.…
Shura Council expects few women in election
The upcoming Shura council election doesn t look good for women in Egypt, reported AHN. Only 10 women are running for the upper house of Parliament in the June 11…