Brotherhood MPs say health ministry impedes free medical care
CAIRO: Muslim Brotherhood MPs are accusing Minister of Health Hatem El-Gabaly of sentencing thousands of Egyptians to death under new laws which they claim hinder the process of granting citizens…
Project aims at treating 1,000 children for HCV for free
CAIRO: The National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute (NHTMRI) launched earlier this week the Virus C Free Child Project offering 1,000 children free treatment for Hepatitis C Virus…
Egypt cracks down on smoking in Alexandria
CAIRO: Egypt is taking its first serious stab at clamping down on smoking with a campaign launched Thursday to enforce a ban in the scenic seaside city of Alexandria, no…
Police crush Khaled Saeid protest, arrest more than 30
Inside the cordoned-off area there were sporadic, minor clashes between protestors and security bodies as the latter picked off and detained individual demonstrators.
PA appoints members of presidential election committee
CAIRO: The People’s Assembly has approved members chosen to head the Supreme Electoral Committee for a five-year term which will oversee the 2011 presidential elections. The appointees will assume their…
What next for the peace camp?
BETHLEHEM: It is not easy to be born a refugee, not only away from your land but also away from the object of your hopes and dreams. It is not…
Jobless recoveries and manic policies
CHICAGO: Monetary and fiscal policies in the United States, both in this recession and the recession of 2001, have been among the most accommodating in the industrial world. As I…
No short-term fix to Israel-Turkey relations
Turkish-Israeli relations are in a state of coma. Will it be possible to resuscitate? The answer is, no, not any time soon, or maybe even later, unless extraordinary developments take…
Israel and Turkey, post-flotilla
The Israeli attack on the Turkish-flagged "Freedom Flotilla" that aimed to break the siege and blockade on the Gaza Strip is threatening the once strategic relationship between Israel and Turkey.…
French teachers question De Gaulle's literary merit
His stirring speeches and tales of wartime struggle have helped make Charles de Gaulle an icon of French patriotism. But are his writings worthy of being taught as literature to…