Kefaya movement says referendum fixed
ReutersCAIRO: The Kefaya protest movement said on Wednesday a referendum on constitutional changes had been fixed in advance. A growing number of groups, including the powerful Muslim Brotherhood, have also…
UN chief in Egypt for peace initiatives
UNITED NATIONS: UN chief Ban Ki-moon left yesterday for a tour of Egypt, Israel, the Palestinian territories, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon to voice support for efforts to re-energize the…
No shift in US Mideast policy, says expert
CAIRO: A senior Egyptian journalist says he expects the Bush administration to create a bloc of 'friendly' Arab nations to counter Iran's growing influence in the region.Atef Al Ghamry, Al…
US skirts the issue of Egypt's constitutional referendum
CAIRO: The spokesperson for the US State Department has said that Egypt is undergoing a "process of political reform but offered no position regarding the upcoming referendum on constitutional amendments.…
Aboul Gheit says Egypt should prepare case against Israeli killings of POWs
CAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit questioned the timing of an Israeli documentary which revealed that Egyptian prisoners of war were executed by the Jewish State's military during the 1967…
Telecom industry critical of government's lack of clarity on int'l calls licensing
CAIRO: Egyptian telecom industry officials have strongly criticized the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) for the lack of clarity and transparency on offering licenses for international communications operations,…
When nature triumphs over architecture
Hisham El Zeiny flirts with earth colors in new exhibitArtist Hisham El Zeiny's new paintings, at the Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art in Downtown Cairo, offer the viewer a picturesque…
Cairo's Taxi: Tragedy and farce juxtaposed
Eighty thousand taxis roam Cairo every day. They have become part and parcel of the city that has inspired and intrigued throughout history countless philosophers, writers and poets. In "Taxi:…
Al Aswani's novel scores critical success, controversy
CAIRO: It s always a challenge for a writer to release a sophomore book after a successful debut. It s even more challenging when the debut achieves unprecedented success. Labeled…
It's all about the sex in Chicago
When Alaa Al Aswani first released Chicago as a series of stories in the weekly Al Destour, he started getting letters warning him from letting the veiled protagonist, Shaimaa, fall…