Egypt's top Muslim leader demands clearer papal apology
Associated PressCAIRO: The grand sheikh of Al-Azhar Mosque, the Sunni Arab world s most powerful institution, demanded on Tuesday that Pope Benedict XVI apologize more clearly for insulting Islam. The…
History and future agenda of political party system discussed at high-level seminar
CAIRO: Concurrently as the National Democratic Party held its annual conference, One World Foundation for Development and Civil Society Care hosted a seminar on the history and future of the…
Mahdi Akef accused of incitement to murder
Center for Humanitarian Dialogue files lawsuit against Muslim Brotherhood leaderCAIRO: The Center for Humanitarian Dialogue, an Egyptian human rights group, has filed a lawsuit against the Muslim Brotherhood s Supreme…
Analysts say Bush wasting his time with address to Mideast population
Agence France-PresseCAIRO: Arab commentators on Wednesday dismissed U.S. President George W. Bush s appeal for democracy directly to the people of the region as a patronizing and doomed effort to…
Nile Basin Initiative secures $750 million in funding
Public-private-partnerships now vital to move project forwardCAIRO: The ministers of irrigation of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia, making up the Eastern Nile basin, announced Tuesday they have secured $750 million in…
Telecom Egypt announces Vodafone Egypt share offer
CAIRO: Telecom Egypt on Wednesday announced its offer to buy up to 24.4 percent of Vodafone Egypt in a move to increase its stake in the mobile phone operator. British…
Women's rights approached from different perspectives
Thebes presents contradictory takes on a vital issue from expertsCAIRO: Improvements in women rights are not always related to the nature of ideologies or the status of democracy prevalent in…
UN report reveals steady poverty rates in world's most vulnerable countries despite 10-year action plan
CAIRO: Poverty rates remain steady or are simply falling slightly in the world's most vulnerable economies, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan argues in two United Nations releases prepared for the…
Resettle or return
Sudanese refugees frustrated by hardships in Egypt dream of being resettled, but there are few slots for thousands of refugees.CAIRO: Sudanese refugees who escaped from the bloody conflict in Darfur…
