Empowering Africa's Women
JOHANNESBURG: Africa is again high on the global agenda, and this time for all the right reasons. As the kickoff to the World Cup in South Africa approaches, people are…
A Muslim response to Everybody Draw Mohamed Day'
WASHINGTON, DC: I will be the first to defend anyone's right to express their opinion, no matter how offensive it may be to me. Our nation has prospered because Americans…
Chronicle of a Currency Crisis Foretold
CAMBRIDGE: The crisis in Greece and the debt problems in Spain and Portugal have exposed the euro’s inherent flaws. No amount of financial guarantees — much less rhetorical reassurance —…
Putting minority rights in context
MUMBAI, India: Discriminatory practices against religious minorities in Muslim-majority countries are an ongoing issue. For example, in Saudi Arabia non-Muslims cannot build places of worship, nor can they bring their…
NDP to announce presidential candidate in mid-2011, says Safwat El-Sherif
CAIRO: The National Democratic Party (NDP) candidate for the 2011 presidential race will not be announced until June or July of next year, according to Shoura Council Speaker and Secretary…
MB Shoura candidate says police surrounded his house in Sharqeya
CAIRO: The local police has cordoned off the house of Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Shoura candidate Eid Dahroug in Qatawiya village, preventing him from campaigning for his candidacy, Dahroug told Daily…
Sudanese president sworn in after election win
KHARTOUM, Sudan: Sudan's president was sworn in on Thursday for another five-year term after an election marred by boycotts and fraud allegations — the only head of state to be…
36 residents of El-Shammasa village detained for 15 days
CAIRO: Attorney General of the North Damanhour prosecution office ordered the detainment of 36 people from El Shammasa village, Beheira, pending investigations into clashes with the police. Attorney General Hani…
Mauritania death sentences may not deter terrorists
NOUAKCHOTT: The death sentences handed down to three Al-Qaeda members sets a new precedent in Mauritania but may not deter Islamic militants whose presence is growing in the country, commentators…
Israel prepares to intercept activist aid boats to Gaza
ASHDOD: Israel on Thursday said a flotilla of activist aid boats bound for Gaza was a "cheap political stunt" as it unveiled a port facility where it intends to divert…