Driving politics: taxi drivers on the referendum
CAIRO: Several political analysts consider the March 26 referendum on the constitutional amendments a major turning point in the course of Egyptian politics, one that will determine the future of…
Coptic intellectuals reflect on constitutional reform
CAIRO: Last Monday the People s Assembly approved 34 constitutional amendments to be subjected to a public referendum Monday. Of those none address the concerns of Egypt's Coptic minority, say…
New Bill Clinton book coming out in 2008
Hours and hours of conversations between then-President Clinton and award-winning historian Taylor Branch are being transcribed for a new book.Simon & Schuster will publish Wrestling History: The Bill Clinton Tapes…
Egypt, Turkey discuss Middle East peace efforts and Iraq
ANKARA: The leaders of Turkey and Egypt discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iraq on Thursday, warning that persisting bloodshed is increasing despair among people in the Middle East. We agree…
Khamenei says Iran will use all means to defend itself
TEHRAN: Iran s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned world powers on Wednesday his country would do whatever it could to defend itself from force or the threat of force…
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.…
