French anti-burka law 'won't work': Muslim scholar
WASHINGTON: France's proposal to ban the burka is not the right way to get Muslim women to stop wearing the full Islamic veil, Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan said here Thursday.…
Violence against students increasing, says rights group
CAIRO: Violence against students by security bodies has increased and spread in the past three months, a rights group said Wednesday. The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE)…
Copts demonstrate over delay of Nagaa Hammadi verdict
CAIRO: Tens of Copts demonstrated on Wednesday inside Abbasiya Cathedral against what they described as "the judicial delay in issuing a verdict in the Nagaa Hammadi murder case.” The case…
Orascom looks to cool Algerian worries over Djezzy
CAIRO: Egyptian telecom giant Orascom Telecom said Thursday its chief executive is seeking a meeting with Algeria's prime minister after officials there said they would block any proposed sale of…
Author breaks language rules in uninspired self-help book
N ew media outlets have made a journalist out of just about anyone, but when one’s thoughts escape their blog and enter the godly world of books, readers expect research, depth…
Tenor Bocelli to sing at World Cup finale
Italian opera star Andrea Bocelli and Canadian rocker Bryan Adams have been lined up to perform in a swansong concert for the football World Cup in South Africa, organizers said…
Musical Instrument Museum ready to make some noise
One man's dream to build a museum dedicated to musical instruments from around the world has become a reality in the form of a $250 million global musical instrument museum…
Hezbollah hails Egypt trial verdict as 'badge of honour'
BEIRUT: Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah hailed as a "badge of honor" an Egyptian court's conviction of 26 men for plotting attacks in the Suez Canal and Sinai resorts on behalf…
Hamas says Egypt kills 4 tunnel smugglers with gas
GAZA CITY: Egyptian forces pumped gas into a cross-border tunnel used to smuggle goods into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing four Palestinians, Hamas officials said. Egypt has been under…
Egypt's economic outlook remains lacklustre
JOHANNESBURG: Egypt's economic prospects remain fairly lacklustre as it approaches the end of its financial year but it will outperform its neighbors and most gulf Arab nations, a Reuters poll…