Egypt holding more than 200 pro-reform protesters
CAIRO: Police detained more than 200 protestors during rallies in support of two judges who accused colleagues of helping rig parliamentary elections last year, opposition parties said Friday. Wafa Al-Masri,…
A familiar face
CAIRO: Mohamed Zaza s face and name are familiar to all who know their way around Cairo s social circles - you may have seen him at a party or…
South Korea seeks to further relations with Egypt
CAIRO: A seminar on Egypt's investment climate and investment opportunities is to be held today in South Korea courtesy of the Egyptian Embassy and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)…
Slow news week produces conflicting editorials
CAIRO: This week the national press focused on President Hosni Mubarak s European tour, while independent and opposition papers were concerned with local news, including the ongoing controversy surrounding the…
Reacting to the U.S.-Iranian standoff
CAIRO: According to United States President George W. Bush, a diplomatic solution would be the ideal way of solving the Iranian nuclear standoff, which has continuously escalated over the past…
Freedom of the press takes a blow
CAIRO: Egyptian police beat up and temporarily held an Al-Jazeera cameraman, among others, while he was covering a protest outside the Judges Club on Thursday."A group of police thugs handpicked…
Police turn to violence during solidarity protests for judges
CAIRO: Violence broke out at a number of locations across the city as police attempted to disperse solidarity protests for two judges facing disciplinary hearings for exposing incidents of electoral…
Italy states its innocence in alleged kidnapping of Egyptian cleric
ROME: Italy insisted anew Thursday it had no involvement in the alleged CIA kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in Milan in 2003, after news reports said that an Italian paramilitary…
