Darfur's step forward, into the precipice
It was one of those moments during the Lebanon war in summer 2006 when newspapers were glimpsing the metaphorical light at the end of the tunnel. A friend turned to…
Muslim scholars, clerics to begin exchange program with US Catholics
PHILADELPHIA: A group of Muslim clerics and scholars from the Middle East began a four-day visit to the Philadelphia area on Monday with a stop at a downtown homeless shelter.The…
The rich get richer and the poor get poorer
A free global market minus social equality and government control is disastrous, says authorCAIRO: Under the umbrella of the new free market economy, growth rates have gone remarkably up and…
Trial of policemen accused of torturing microbus driver to start Saturday
CAIRO: The trial of a police officers Islam Nabih and Reda Fathi, accused of detaining, torturing and sodomizing 21-year-old microbus driver Emad Al-Kabir in January 2006, is scheduled to start…
EFA turns down Al-Ahly request to postpone league games
CAIRO: Egyptian Football Association (EFA) turned down Al-Ahly s request to postpone league games against Masri and Ghazl Mahalla for 24 hours.The Egyptian champions demanding delaying Masri match, which is…
British royals showered with gifts on travels
LONDON: Senior members of Britain s royal family are showered with gifts ranging from everyday items like CDs and baseball caps to ornate jewelry when they travel abroad, official records…
Body pulled out of collapsed tunnel on Gaza-Egypt border
GAZA CITY: Palestinian security officials on Tuesday pulled the body of a Palestinian man out of a tunnel along the Egyptian border that collapsed earlier this week.The nine-meter deep tunnel…
Kuwaiti investment in Egypt hit $508 million
CAIRO: An editorial in the national daily Al-Ahram considered that Kuwaiti investments in Egypt reflected the special relationship between both countries, underlining in a report that massive influxes of Kuwaiti…