Egypt-bound jet makes emergency landing in Hamburg; no injured
BERLIN: German charter airline Condor says one of its Boeing 757s has made an emergency landing after an engine was damaged by a flock of birds shortly after takeoff from…
Arab League submits plan on Syria crisis
DOHA: An Arab League committee has submitted a plan to end the bloodshed in Syria and a response from Damascus was expected Monday, Qatar's foreign minister said. There were no…
A fashionable affair in Cairo
Cairo will get a taste of New York and Paris’ “Fashion Night Out” this week. On Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, the central neighborhood of Zamalek will witness “Cairo’s Fashion…
Abraaj says committed to Egypt’s market, refutes corruption allegations
CAIRO: Abraaj Capital, the Dubai-based private equity firm, continues to see Egypt as an investment hub for the region despite the political uncertainty that is weighing down on the country's…
Mubarak trial postponed pending decision on judge switch
CAIRO: Justice Ahmed Refaat of the Cairo Criminal Court postponed Sunday the trial of Mubarak and his two sons, Alaa and Gamal, to Dec. 28 until a decision is made…
Lawyers call for emergency meeting Tuesday
CAIRO: The Lawyers’ Syndicate has called for an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss an appropriate response to the escalated confrontation between them and judges on Friday. During a general…
Tahrir Doctors, rights groups at odds over alleged torture victim
By Omnia Al Desoukie CAIRO: During investigations by the Prosecutor General on Sunday, prison inmates who knew alleged torture victim Essam Atta said that he neither smoked cigarettes nor hashish. According…
Israeli-Egyptian swap highlights brittle ties
JERUSALEM: Israel has said that it agreed to trade Egyptian prisoners for a US-Israeli citizen imprisoned in Cairo on unsubstantiated suspicions of spying to defuse a potential crisis between the…
Reaching new heights in women’s rights activism
WASHINGTON, DC: Mehrunisa Qayyum, in her blog PITAPOLICY, which covers politics and analyses development in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, assessed the most recent list of the…
A nation of vidiots
By Jeffrey Sachs NEW YORK: The past half-century has been the age of electronic mass media. Television has reshaped society in every corner of the world. Now an explosion of new…