Egyptian journalists still face laws restricting freedom, says report
CAIRO: Egyptian journalists still encounter laws restricting their freedom of speech and expression, despite considerable progress in allowing a wider margin of freedom, said a recent report. On the other…
Norman Finkelstein to DNE: ‘Israel is acting like a lunatic state’ (Part 1)
Einstein once said: "Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth." Among the few scholars who dared to question the authority of the biased US intellectual community's vision…
Escape of Egypt priest’s wife inflames sectarian tension
CAIRO: The brief disappearance of a priest's wife that sparked rumors of abduction and forced conversion to Islam has highlighted deep-rooted tensions between Christians and Muslims in Egypt, where a…
Egypt developer SODIC bids for Cairo suburb land
CAIRO: Egyptian real estate firm SODIC, seeking new land near its flagship Allegria project, said on Tuesday it had bid for 410 feddans (426 acres) in the Cairo suburb of…
Egypt’s airlines flying far
CAIRO: The year 2010 is shaping up to be a banner one for Egypt’s air transport sector. Thanks to a worldwide industry rebound, steady passenger growth throughout the Arab world,…
Blame game as German Love Parade death toll rises
Fresh accusations emerged Tuesday that the under-fire mayor of Duisburg in Germany ignored warnings that the Love Parade was a disaster waiting to happen, as the death toll rose to…
Karaoke at Berlin Wall park
Just over 20 years ago, this part of Berlin echoed to the wail of alarm sirens and the howls of attack dogs guarding the Wall that split the German…
Negotiations must be about substance not form
Among Palestinians, the discussion that has been held in political and media circles in recent weeks about the need to move from indirect to direct talks is perceived as being…
Proximity talks are the only format
Pressure is mounting on the Palestinian side to agree to direct negotiations with Israel. There seems to be unanimous agreement that this is the optimal path to political progress that…
Are we really secessionists now?
LONDON: The World Court’s recent ruling on Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence is being widely touted as giving a green light to secessionist movements to gain statehood. According to Kosovo…