Egypt says U.S., West losing credibility in Mideast
CAIRO: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said the United States and the West were losing credibility in the Middle East because they were dragging their feet on a ceasefire in Lebanon…
UN Mideast resolution should be accepted by the Lebanese
CAIRO: Any United Nations resolution to end fighting between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas should call for an immediate cease-fire on both sides and must be accepted by the Lebanese, Egypt…
Group accuses Israel of war crimes
Jurists organizing 'popular' court to publicize accusationsA group of attorneys and jurists have decided to form a joint committee to publicize a list of accusations against what they have described…
No more market fraud
Finally a law that will protect consumer rightsCAIRO: In Egypt, many people find themselves buying a product at a shop then going home only to find that it doesn't work,…
Hollywood's memorial to Ancient Egypt
The Hollywood Walk of Fame also leads to Grauman s Egyptian TheaterLOS ANGELES: Whether you are gambling in downtown Las Vegas at the Luxor Casino and Hotel or shopping on…
The Arab League has failed to "fulfill the hopes and expectations" of Somalia
A perpetual landmine for interventionists, Somalia has witnessed its share of inept approaches. Early in the conflict, the United States precluded any possible mediator role by denigrating the Union of…
Swiftly shifting sands of the Mideast
The following question was posed by The Washington Post a few days ago. It was answered, for The Daily Star Egypt by M.J. Akbar:Question: If Lebanon survives as a state,…
Egypt's Nobel prize winning writer Mahfuz in hospital
Agence France-PresseCAIRO: World renowned Egyptian writer Nagib Mahfuz, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1988, has been admitted to hospital, a hospital official said Thursday.Mahfuz, 95, is suffering…
Three of 11 missing Egyptian students in U.S. officials' custody
Associated PressMINNEAPOLIS, U.S.: Three Egyptian students, sought along with eight others who failed to show up for an exchange program in Montana, were taken into custody on Wednesday, authorities said.Eslam…
Digitizing our cultural and natural heritage
Cultnat has taken on the task of archiving the country s rich pastCAIRO: The center for documentation of cultural and natural heritage, Cultnat (combining the two words culture and nature…