Kefaya to hold second protest against proposed constitutional amendments
CAIRO: Kefaya movement is urging civil society and activists to join opposition-affiliated members of the parliament at sit-in today at 3 pm to protest the constitutional amendments. During Sunday's parliamentary…
UN chief to attend Arab Summit in KSA
CAIRO: The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon will attend the upcoming Arab summit in Saudi Arabia and will also visit some countries in the Middle East on the same…
FM slams Amnesty criticism of constitutional changes
CAIRO: Egypt on Sunday slammed Amnesty International condemnation of President Hosni Mubarak s proposed constitutional changes, saying that non-Egyptians had no right to comment on the country s internal matters.…
Egypt couldn't have killed Israeli POWs in 1973 war, say analysts
CAIRO: In a new twist to the political maelstrom sparked by charges that Israeli troops executed Egyptian military personnel in 1967, Israel's Channel 10 TV aired excerpts of another documentary…
Egyptian bloggers set for anti-torture campaign
CAIRO: Amid increased crackdowns on Internet dissidence and the dissemination of disturbing videos alleging police torture, several activists, bloggers, human rights lawyers, and journalists are calling for an anti-torture campaign.…
Inflation rate resumes climb in February
Annual inflation reaches 12.6 percent; highest in 26 months CAIRO: The annual inflation rate reached 12.6 percent at the end of last month, up 0.2 percent from January and marking…
The little bookshop around the corner turns five
CAIRO: "I'm proud to be a conspiracy theorist, said Galal Amin to a packed hall at the Cairo Opera House's Open Air Theater on Saturday.The American University in Cairo's economics…
Europe's dirty little secret on global warming
Almost two weeks ago, the European Union declared that it had practically saved the planet. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso claimed that Europe would lead the way on climate…
Will anxious Arab states soon form a nuclear family?
From Libya to Egypt to fuel-strapped Jordan, Arab countries have signaled their desire to develop nuclear power, even amid a concerted attempt by the United States to tighten the noose…
Expect Palestinian factionalism to endure
Palestinians have been hoping that Hamas and Fatah will live up to their announced agreement that the government of national unity formed last week would not concern itself with negotiations…