Government proposes poultry legislation to eliminate live poultry market by 2010
National production 1.7 million chickens per day; 2.6 million projected for mid-2007CAIRO: A new law to eliminate the sale of live poultry by 2010 is now being drafted for presentation…
Analyzing a quarter century under Mubarak
Widely touted 25th anniversary under the microscopeCAIRO: In the wake of celebrations marking the "25th anniversary of Mubarak (a tag used by national newspapers) last October, analyst and political veteran…
What's so Egyptian about being Egyptian anymore?
A forgotten sense of national pride and obligation to countryRamadan's come and gone. Not only is it the time of year characterized by the oxymoronic gluttonizing of food after a…
Unsafe abortions kill thousands of women, experts say
KUALA LUMPUR: Some 70,000 women worldwide die from unsafe abortions each year while many more suffer serious injuries, especially in poor countries, health experts said Monday. Unsafe abortion is a…
New public movement against religious discrimination established
Political rights activists rally public support for protection of religious minoritiesCAIRO: Following the mob attacks on Alexandria's St. George's Coptic Church last year, Dr. Mounir Megahed, general manager of feasibility…
Egyptians sound off on Saddam Hussein execution verdict
CAIRO: While reaction to the execution verdict handed down to Saddam Hussein has been split along sectarian lines in Iraq, Egyptians had mixed reactions."I'm for the verdict in essence but…
Mecca Charter: gap between principles and practice
After the US-led coalition toppled Saddam Hussein's regime in 2003, it became clear that sectarian and ethnic identity would be a major principle of post-Saddam politics. With parliament seats and…
Is Washington promoting democracy or comedy?
If you did not hear it, the bell for the second round of the new cold war in the Middle East rang on Wednesday, in the form of the United…
A clash of civilizations in Europe
A year after the wave of violent demonstrations throughout the Muslim world protesting the publication of caricatures of Mohammed by a Danish newspaper, frictions between Europe and the Muslim world…
Egypt considers buying advanced Russian MiG-29
CAIRO: In what some analysts expect to be a major weapons procurement policy shift, Egypt is considering a Russian offer to sell the advanced MiG-29 fighter jet.Chief of Staff General…
