Defense lawyers say evidence weak in ‘Camel Battle’ trial
CAIRO: Defense lawyers described the evidence against their clients as “weak” after two prosecution witnesses changed their testimonies in court during a hearing of the “Battle of the Camel” trial.…
Rights group to legally help elections candidates, voters
CAIRO: The Hisham Mubarak Law Center (HMLC) said Thursday that it created a network to provide legal aid to candidates and voters in the upcoming parliamentary elections. The HMLC lawyers,…
Military court sentences Tahrir protester to five years in prison
CAIRO: A military court sentenced Tahrir protester Mohamed Gad El-Rab, known as "Sambo," to five years in prison Thursday on charges of using violence against a police officer and stealing…
A tale of two speeches in the Egyptian capital
By Tulay Karadeniz and Shaimaa Fayed / Reuters CAIRO: It was no surprise that Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and US President Barack Obama both chose Cairo to deliver their vision…
Interior designer builds online database for Egypt’s craftsmen
CAIRO: It was the time she spent in Tahrir Square during the 18-day uprising that inspired Shereen Farghal to create a website to help Egypt’s craftsmen, who she believes were…
Erdogan hailed as hero on Cairo visit
CAIRO: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan received a rock star welcome in Cairo where activists, women and the media gushed over the region's new "hero" over his pro-Palestinian stand…
Experts criticize amendments to elections law
CAIRO: A coalition of 127 NGOs that intends to monitor the parliament elections met on Wednesday in a conference organized by the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) to discuss…
An Arab Spring with sandstorms
By Abdel Monem Said Aly CAIRO: The victory of the Libyan revolution, the more-than-cosmetic reforms in Jordan and Morocco, and the escalation of revolutionary attempts to oust Bashar Assad in Syria…
The Horn of Africa’s last famine?
By Sam Dryden SEATTLE: The recent pledge of $350 million by African leaders and the international community to help the more than 13 million people facing starvation in the Horn of…
Rethinking the Fight against HIV
By Bjørn Lomborg COPENHAGEN: Thirty years ago, the world got its first inkling of impending catastrophe when five young gay men in Los Angeles were struck down by the illness…