Egypt teachers, doctors and workers continue nationwide strikes
CAIRO: Egyptian teachers embarked Sunday on the second day of a nationwide general strike, demanding the dismissal of Education Minister Ahmed Gamal El-Din Moussa, a minimum wage of LE 3,000…
Youth groups excluded from SCAF meeting
CAIRO: Youth groups criticized the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) for not inviting them to a meeting with different political parties on Sunday. Representatives from political parties met…
Suez Canal 8-month earnings up by 11.7 pct to $3.46 bln
CAIRO: Egypt's Suez Canal earned $3.458 billion in the first eight months of 2011, an 11.7 percent increase from $3.095 billion a year earlier, the head of the Suez Canal…
Obama heads to UN touting Libya, backing Israel
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama embarks on a diplomatic marathon this week at the United Nations, touting his approach to Libya, but hoping to contain a Palestinian ambitions for statehood.…
Libyan forces battle to loosen grip on Qaddafi towns
BANI WALID/SIRTE: Libyan interim government forces charged a desert stronghold controlled by fighters loyal to Muammar Qaddafi and battled on the streets of the ousted leader's hometown as they struggled…
West fears possible Iran-North Korea nuclear links
VIENNA: It is one of the West's biggest nuclear proliferation nightmares — that increasingly isolated Iran and North Korea might covertly trade know-how, material or technology that could be put…
Super Heavy: Mick Jagger’s motley crew
What can the Rolling Stones, Eurythmics and the blockbuster Slumdog Millionaire possibly have in common? More than you think — at least that's the bet behind Super Heavy, a five-strong…
Artist William Kentridge on stage in South Africa
South African artist William Kentridge is perhaps best known for his charcoal drawings and videos in which those drawings seem to dance. But he works in a wide variety of…
Mars Project, open mics and activism
Last week, Mashrou3 Al-Mareekh (Mars Project) celebrated their 18th open mic event hosted at Downtown’s Makan cultural and art center, with visiting presenter and renowned international art activist Anas ‘Andy’…
Hamas and the Egyptian revolution
The collapse of the regime of Hosni Mubarak and the success of the Egyptian revolution have changed the face of the Middle East. The Egyptian revolution (inspired by the Tunisian…