How can the Arab Christians survive?
"A commandment of love was the theme that the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Michel Sabbah stressed when I asked him last week about what Arab Christians should be doing to…
US military bloggers ponder another Christmas in Iraq
Thanks to a military blogger who calls himself "Blackfive ("The Paratrooper of Love ), we have a snapshot of what Christmas looks like this year at Camp Taji, just over…
The Occupied Territories: Israel's moral, political millstone
With one stroke of a pen, Education Minister Yuli Tamir managed recently to restore to the public agenda the basic question that should not have been marginalized in the first…
For Egypt's women it's more harassment, fewer rights
"The Egyptians' lack of power over their lives is translating into a pervasive new style of interaction designed to provide some minimal illusion of strength. Shop girls are ruder, bands…
It's Oscar time for Egypt, well. not really
Ten of the 36 local films screened this year have been short-listed to compete in the annual Egyptian Oscars Awards - a ceremony widely considered by critics as one of…
Food Industries Chamber to comply with Consumer Protection Law despite objections
116,000 commercial fraud lawsuits filed in 2005CAIRO: The Food Industries Chamber (FIC) will comply with the new Consumer Protection Law despite the strong objections aired by FIC since implementation of…
Government pressures are distraction from reform, says Brotherhood
Cairo: The recent government crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood is an attempt to distract public opinion from proper constitutional reform, Gamal Nassar, media advisor to the Muslim Brotherhood's (MB) Supreme…
Critics question draft anti-terrorism law
CAIRO: Terrorism is a red line that I will not allow anyone to cross, said President Hosni Mubarak in a speech to announcing the pending constitutional amendments Tuesday.The President promised…
Suez Canal 2006 revenue to hit record high
ISMAILIA: Egypt s revenue from the Suez Canal is expected to reach a record LE 21.7 billion ($3.8 billion) in 2006, up around 10 percent from last year, a Suez…
Egyptian shares dragged lower by local investors
CAIRO: Local retail investors who lost hope of a possible end-of-year rally dragged Egyptian shares more than 1 percent lower on Monday in the absence of foreign institutions that usually…
