Al Aswani's novel scores critical success, controversy
CAIRO: It s always a challenge for a writer to release a…
Cairo's Taxi: Tragedy and farce juxtaposed
Eighty thousand taxis roam Cairo every day. They have become part and…
When nature triumphs over architecture
Hisham El Zeiny flirts with earth colors in new exhibitArtist Hisham El…
Telecom industry critical of government's lack of clarity on int'l calls licensing
CAIRO: Egyptian telecom industry officials have strongly criticized the Ministry of Communication…
Aboul Gheit says Egypt should prepare case against Israeli killings of POWs
CAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit questioned the timing of an Israeli…
US skirts the issue of Egypt's constitutional referendum
CAIRO: The spokesperson for the US State Department has said that Egypt…
No shift in US Mideast policy, says expert
CAIRO: A senior Egyptian journalist says he expects the Bush administration to…
UN chief in Egypt for peace initiatives
UNITED NATIONS: UN chief Ban Ki-moon left yesterday for a tour of…
Kefaya movement says referendum fixed
ReutersCAIRO: The Kefaya protest movement said on Wednesday a referendum on constitutional…
Khamenei says Iran will use all means to defend itself
TEHRAN: Iran s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned world powers on…