Behind the lines
CAIRO: For most, life, with its continuous struggles, is hard enough as it is. Living in a war zone makes it even more of a challenge. "Absent unravels the story…
State targets opposition amid calls to extend emergency law, say activists
CAIRO: The state has recently upped the ante in its attempt to thwart the political opposition, say observers and activists."Over the past few days, we've witnessed a resurgence of the…
Calling with one voice
CAIRO: The Minister of Religious Endowments Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq announced at a press conference on Sunday that the government, with the support of the Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa, has approved…
Nour's top lawyer missing: wife
CAIRO: Jailed opposition leader Ayman Nour s top lawyer and a colleague have gone missing, Nour s wife and spokeswoman, Gamila Ismail, told AFP Saturday. Amir Salem, the lead defense…
Press Round-up
CAIRO: After the upper house agreed to President Hosni Mubarak's proposal to extend the Emergency Law for two years, criticism of the decision has been non-stop.National newspapers published few reactions,…
Qatari woman imprisoned by family for marrying Egyptian
DOHA: Inside a luxurious compound, a Qatari woman has been made a prisoner in her bedroom and sometimes starved and beaten for shaming her family by fleeing Doha in 2002…
UCLA Egyptologists launching online encyclopedia
WASHINGTON: Frustrated with the poor quality of many Web sites dealing with ancient Egypt, a professor at the University of California has decided to create a massive online encyclopedia devoted…
Emergency law fails to quell terror, say activists
CAIRO: Activists say that a triple bomb attack in the Red Sea resort town of Dahab on Monday is proof that a long-standing emergency law is ineffective in combating terror.…
Egypt detains two in bomb attack investigations
CAIRO: Egyptian police have detained two men they said drove people suspected of involvement in bomb attacks in the resort of Dahab and north Sinai, the state MENA news agency…
One killed as Egypt sweeps Sinai for bomb suspects
CAIRO: An Egyptian was killed Sunday in clashes that broke out when police raided northern Sinai to hunt down the group responsible for the deadly bombings in Dahab, the interior…