Katatny urges swifter response to government from PA committee
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Parliament speaker Saad El-Katatny urged a People’s Assembly committee during Monday’s session to present its response to the government's statement by the end of this week for…
Public transport workers resume full strike, to escalate to parliament
By Mennatallah Youssef and Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Public transport workers resumed a strike suspended months ago in the authority's 24 garages across Cairo and Giza, with plans to move their…
MB not ruling out nominating El-Shater for president
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Muslim Brotherhood (MB) spokesperson Mahmoud Ghozlan could neither confirm nor deny whether the group will nominate one of its leaders, Khairat El-Shater, in the upcoming presidential election.…
Christians pay final respects to Coptic Pope
By Agencies CAIRO: Tens of thousands of Coptic Christians lined up outside a cathedral in the Egyptian capital to pay their final respects to the spiritual leader of their ancient…
Parliament offers condolences on Pope Shenouda’s passing
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Members of Parliament stood for a minute of silence to mourn the passing of Pope Shenouda III, after offering their condolences to the Egyptian people during Monday's…
Gonzo in Puerto Rico
By Myriam Ghattas Hunter S. Thompson was one of those larger than life personas who flickered into our consciousness just long enough to challenge widely accepted social beliefs and alter…
A showcase of Middle Eastern art in the Gulf
By Heba Elkayal It’s never been a more important time for art. As the region undergoes political upheaval and changes, we can look to artists too for commentary, thoughts and reactions…
Crime and punishment
By Philip Whitfield CAIRO: A juicy tidbit in The Iron Lady biopic playing at Citystars. All het up, Margaret Thatcher harps on to a hapless hanger-on: While England looks back on…
PA adds people with complete disabilities to martyrs’ fund
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: The People's Assembly (PA) approved Monday a law that would increase compensation for the families of the Jan. 25 martyrs from LE 30,000 to LE 100,000…
The Eastern Mediterranean gas discoveries: Potential conflict
By Nizar Abdel-Kader In January 2009, Israeli oil company Delek and US Noble Energy Company discovered (some 55 miles off the coast of Haifa) a large natural reservoir known as "Tamar",…