Mubarak’s entourage behind Egypt’s problems, says former NDP chief
CAIRO: Mubarak's entourage disconnected him from public demands and gave him the wrong impression about the revolution, former head of the dissolved National Democratic Party (NDP) Hossam Badrawy said in…
MB, Sufis, Free Egyptians boycott Friday protest, iftar
CAIRO: About 20 political forces decided to hold a protest and a Ramadan iftar banquet in Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square on Friday, while 28 others decided to postpone the previously…
Congressman feuds with administration over movie
A movie about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, expected in theaters just weeks before the 2012 presidential election, is already generating a partisan political feud. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y.,…
‘Anne of Green Gables’ boosts Canadian island
By Michel Viatteau/ AFP A fictional red-headed orphan, whose adventures were penned a century ago, is proving a tourist boon to a corner of Canada, even drawing the attentions of Prince…
The architectural insights of Amir Wahib
The most striking aspect of Amir Wahib’s exhibition, “Architectural Insight,” is the contrast in his work. Some paintings are exact and almost look as though they had been drawn with…
Egypt starts process to end emergency rule
CAIRO: Egypt has begun procedures to end the country's three-decade old state of emergency, the government said on Thursday, a key demand of the protesters who ousted President Hosni…
Civil rights lawyer says leaked intelligence letter not in case files
CAIRO: Civil rights lawyer volunteering for the prosecution in former interior minister Habib El-Adly's trial, said he had not examined a letter sent by the Egyptian intelligence regarding footage of…
A PALESTINIAN VIEW: Still seeking victory
By Sharif Omar It was in September 2003 that the meaning of the Wall that Israel had constructed between me and my land began to sink in. Despite our refusal to…
Can the sun save Greece?
By Georg Zachmann BRUSSELS: German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has proposed that developing green-energy resources could be a good way for Greece to generate much-needed economic growth. On paper, it sounds…
There is a better way
By Rev. Wayne Lavender VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia: Human history has been written in blood and tears. The terrorist attack on September 11 was simply one more act in a long running…