Horses and camels entered Tahrir Square by mistake, say witnesses
CAIRO: Two horseback riders from Nazlet El-Semman said that horses and camels entered Tahrir Square by mistake on Feb. 2 and were attacked by protesters, in their testimonies for the…
Israeli leader orders Egypt barrier finished
JERUSALEM: Israel's prime minister says he has ordered workers to speed up construction of a security fence along the border with Egypt. Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the main…
Students of 20 public universities protest for faculty demands
CAIRO: Student Unions of 20 public universities protested Tuesday in support of professors’ call for academic independence. University professors are pushing for the implementation of a government promise to hold…
Arab League chief calls his group ‘impotent’
CAIRO: The Arab League's new chief is calling his grouping "impotent" in the face of uprisings in the region. Nabil Al-Araby took the helm of the 22-member Arab League in…
Ex-intelligence chief testifies in Mubarak trial
CAIRO: One of the most secretive figures of Hosni Mubarak's inner circle testified Tuesday at the ousted leader's trial under a complete media blackout, facing questions whether his former boss…
Israeli ambassador says wasn’t asked to leave Egypt: MENA
CAIRO: Israel’s Ambassador to Egypt Yitzhak Levanon refuted Monday media reports that claimed that Egyptian authorities asked him to leave the country on vacation to appease the public, according to…
Silent protest planned against emergency law
CAIRO: A number of political forces will hold a silent million-man protest in Tahrir Square dubbed the "Friday of Deafening Silence" to object to the continuation and the recent amendment…
Director Emmerich outs Shakespeare as ‘Fakespeare’
Disaster blockbuster director Roland Emmerich is sure to rile fans of Shakespeare with his latest movie, "Anonymous," for questioning the lionized bard's authorship of preeminent plays. Theories abound. Some point…
Rachid Koraïchi wins the V&A’s 2011 Jameel Prize
Algerian born Rachid Koraïchi won the £25,000 Jameel Prize for a selection of embroidered cloth banners from a series entitled “Les Maitres invisibles” (The Invisible Masters), 2008. Martin Roth, Director…
Impressive 1,000 maps leading to nowhere
By Mariam Hamdy The Palace of Arts at the Cairo Opera House has inaugurated its latest exhibition, a colossal one man show titled "Memory Maps" by Ashraf Ibrahim on Monday. The…