US sees formal charges against activists in Egypt
WASHINGTON: The United States said Wednesday it has obtained a document outlining the formal charges against US citizens working for pro-democracy groups in Egypt. "We now have a formal charging…
PM says SCAF to remain in power until June 30, slams calls for civil disobedience
CAIRO: The military council is adamant on staying in power until June 30, Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzoury said Wednesday, as he slammed calls for civil disobedience. Under increasing pressure to…
Judge says NGOs were lawfully inspected, not ‘raided’
CAIRO: Judge Sameh Abou Zeid, investigating the alleged illegal foreign funding of local and foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs), said Wednesday that inspecting their offices was legal according to the criminal…
Police thwarts attempted armed robbery on Sharm El-Sheikh bank
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: A low-ranking police officer was injured Wednesday as South Sinai security forces thwarted an attempted armed robbery on Credit Agricole Bank in Sharm El-Sheikh. Gunshots alarmed guests at…
Port Said death toll is 71, says health ministry
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health denied Wednesday that the death toll from the Port Said massacre had increased, contrary to what was reported by members of Al-Ahly fans, Ultras Ahlawy,…
Art world mourns Spanish great Antoni Tapies
Spanish leaders and the entire art world mourned Tuesday the death of the great avant-garde painter and sculptor Antoni Tapies. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy sent a message of condolences to…
George Clooney: Coming of age on the road to ‘The Descendants’
George Clooney plays the kind of man he isn't in "The Descendants" — ambivalent about life, uncertain about his role as father and husband, a passive link in a long…
Britain marks Charles Dickens’ 200th birthday
He wrote about life in the modern city, with its lawyers and criminals, bankers and urchins, dreamers and clerks. He created characters still known to millions — Ebeneezer Scrooge and…
Don’t shoot the messenger
By Philip Whitfield CAIRO: Gracious madam, I that do bring the news made not the match, Cleopatra was told by a hapless messenger conveying the news that her beloved Antony had…
Real battle in Egypt is not on the streets
By Maria Golia CAIRO: On Feb. 3 I walked around my downtown Cairo neighborhood to see how the latest street battles were proceeding. They began again (for the third time in…