Crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood
The ongoing crackdown on Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood group has entered a new phase marking a new phase in the escalating confrontation between Egypt's two main political rivals. It seems that…
The ICJ applied too high a burden of proof on Srebrenica
The judgment earlier this week of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning Serbia's involvement in the massacre of Bosnian Muslims at Srebrenica in 1995 should be greeted with considerable…
The US puts a financial chokehold on Iranian banks
Everybody knows that economic sanctions don't work. Just look at the decades of fruitless pressure on Cuba. If you Google the phrase "economic sanctions don't work, you get nearly 1.2…
Let us celebrate our love for our grandparents
CAIRO: A pediatrician is pushing the idea of designating a special day to celebrate grandparents in recognition of their increasing role in brining up grandchildren to help working parents."There are…
British journalist calls for more communication between Europe and the ME
CAIRO: Veteran British journalist and Oxford professor Timothy Garton Ash delivered an urgent call for cooperation between Europeans and Middle Easterners on Tuesday night at the American University in Cairo.…
Child becomes Egypt's 23rd case of bird flu in humans
CAIRO: A four-year-old Egyptian girl has caught bird flu after coming in contact with infected domestic poultry, the 23rd case among humans in the North African country, the state news…
Environmentalist shocked at violation of Red Sea coral reef
CAIRO: The Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) allegedly gave a local council official in Hurghada a permit to dig approximately 1,700 meters into the Red Sea to lay the grounds…
France to return 'pharaoh's hair' to Egypt
GRENOBLE, France: France is to hand over to Egypt a lock of hair said to belong to the mummy of Ramses II that was put on sale on the Internet…
