Start-up soup
By Esther Dyson NEW YORK: Last month I was in Kyiv, speaking at a conference focused on entrepreneurs. I wanted to give a talk that would be of general interest but…
Both sides would suffer
By Yossi Beilin The Palestinian Authority was supposed to cease existing on May 4, 1999, the date a final status agreement was to take effect. Of course, that never happened. In…
Editorial: Revolution Reignited
By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: “I’d rather live blind with dignity than live with eyesight, but in humiliation.” The inspiring words of now iconic Ahmad Harara, a young dentist and political…
Prosecution releases 67 of 110 protesters, interrogations continue
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: The general prosecution released Monday 67 protesters arrested during violent clashes with police forces in Tahrir Square, which left more 23 killed and hundreds injured. "The…
Political powers push for elections on time; condemn violence
CAIRO: Twenty-five political parties and movements said Monday they will not boycott parliamentary elections, despite increasing concerns about securing the polls in light of the ongoing deadly Tahrir clashes. …
Aboul Fotouh, ElBaradei criticize SCAF management of transition
CAIRO: Presidential hopefuls Mohamed ElBaradei and Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh condemned the violence in Tahrir Square and the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces’ (SCAF) poor management of the country,…
Egypt’s Arab Spring: A revolution gone astray
By Hamza Hendawi / AP CAIRO: Egypt's revolutionaries can point to the moment their revolution began to go astray: It was the day of their greatest victory, when protesters ecstatic with…
Ashour reelected head of Lawyers’ Syndicate for the third time
CAIRO: Sameh Ashour was reelected as chief of the Lawyers’ Syndicate, renewing his tenure for a third time as results were announced Sunday night. Ashour defeated his rivals Mohamed Kamel,…
Arab League calls for calm in Egypt
CAIRO: Arab League chief Nabil Al-Araby called for calm in Egypt, where deadly clashes raged for a third day on Monday, urging all political forces to press forward with the…
Egypt bourse down 4 pct after deadly clashes
CAIRO: Egypt's stock exchange tumbled 4.04 percent on closing on Monday, as deadly clashes between police and protesters threatened to overshadow the first parliamentary polls since Hosni Mubarak was toppled.…