Cairo Conversation draws parallels between Egypt and South Africa
By Noah Rayman CAIRO: A restless nation is recovering from a successful popular movement to throw out the system and establish the beginnings of what everyone hopes to be a…
Free Egyptians Party attacks Muslim Brotherhood at launch conference
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: At a conference celebrating its recognition by the political parties committee, the Free Egyptians Party (FEP) launched a fierce criticism of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and…
Agriculture ministry denies link between Egyptian seeds and E. coli
CAIRO: The Ministry of Agriculture released a statement Wednesday further denying the connection between Egyptian seeds and European E. coli outbreaks. “It could be related to different handling processes like…
Interior Ministry paid martyrs’ families to drop cases, claims lawyer
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: A lawyer representing the families of some martyrs in Alexandria told Daily News Egypt that the interior ministry has committed an illegal act by paying compensation…
HRW accuses Bahrain of ‘violent repression’
DUBAI: Human Rights Watch on Wednesday accused Bahrain of carrying out a "campaign of violent oppression" against its citizens and called for an end to abuses. Pro-reform protesters took to…
Lone boat heads to Gaza as flotilla stalls in Greece
JERUSALEM: A lone French yacht was on Wednesday headed for Gaza after sneaking out of Greek waters in defiance of a ban on the departure of aid ships aiming to…
Syria troops kill 22 in flashpoint Hama
DAMASCUS: Syrian troops killed at least 22 people in an assault on the flashpoint central city of Hama that prompted US calls for an immediate pullback, human rights activists said…
Libya rebels launch assault on Tripoli gateway
ZINTAN: Libyan rebels backed by NATO air power on Wednesday launched a promised assault on a key gateway to Tripoli, attacking positions just 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the capital.…
Cy Twombly, post-war art giant, dead at 83
Influential US artist Cy Twombly, who died Tuesday aged 83, was a key figure in the post-war abstract art world with a career spanning six decades. Renowned for his vast…
Last wave of the wand for Harry Potter film series
The final Harry Potter film has its world premiere in London on Thursday, an action-packed finale bringing the curtain down on a saga that has enthralled audiences worldwide. "Harry Potter…
