Future is Iran’s, Ahmadinejad tells AP
NEW YORK: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that "the future belongs to Iran," and challenged the United States to accept that his country has a major role in the world.…
Top Hamas official arrested in Egypt
CAIRO: A top Hamas security official was arrested at Cairo airport for using falsified travel documents, Egyptians officials said Sunday. Mohammed Dababish's relatives said he was returning from a pilgrimage…
Judge dismisses case against rights advocates
CAIRO: The case against two leading human rights advocates and a well-known blogger has finally come to an end Saturday after the judge dropped all charges against the three. A…
Zaki questions local media objectivity
CAIRO: Zamalek striker Amr Zaki believes that he has been criticized quite often by Egyptian media because some people want him to leave the country. Recent reports claimed that TV…
Professors wearing niqab banned from giving lectures
CAIRO: Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Hani Helal supported a number of universities’ decision to ban faculty members wearing the niqab, or the full face veil, from giving…
Editor’s real estate tax case adjourned to Oct. 17
CAIRO: The North Giza Criminal Court on Sunday adjourned to Oct. 17 the case filed by the Minister of Finance against editor-in-chief of independent newspaper Sawt Al-Umma Wael El-Ebrashy, accused…
Cambodian censors axe ‘love for auction’ TV series
Cambodia on Thursday cancelled a TV mini-series about a beautiful woman whose suitors have to bid for her hand in marriage at auction — with a starting price of $1…
S Korea shocker screens at San Sebastian festival
Graphic scenes in the ultra-violent South Korean thriller "I Saw the Devil" had some viewers heading for the exits at the San Sebastian Film Festival Saturday. Director Kim Jee-Woon's latest…
Obama children’s book already a hit
President Obama is still a hit with the nation's book buyers. Obama's tribute to 13 American ground breakers, "Of Thee I Sing," was in the top 25 on Amazon.com and…
Nagaa Hammadi case adjourned to Oct. 17
CAIRO: The Emergency State Security Criminal Court in Qena adjourned on Saturday the trial of the Nagaa Hammadi drive-by shooting suspects to October 17. The trial was postponed so…