Peace Through Reconciliation in Afghanistan
NEW YORK: It may or may not be coincidental, but as US President Barack Obama's military offensive in Afghanistan gets underway, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has at long last embarked…
Clearing the hurdles
BERLIN: The last few years of the Israeli-Palestinian saga have seen a shift from talking about peace to talking about talking about peace. The means have become the end, and…
Clinton town hall chat proves hard sell to Muslim students
DOHA: In a charm offensive targeting Arab and Muslim public opinion, US State Secretary Hillary Clinton held a televised debate on Monday with students in Qatar at which Washington's policies…
Slums and their dwellers: The history (Part 1)
CAIRO: Although he was aware of the risks it posed, Mohamed Gharib had no choice but to endure living in the slums of Duweiqa until he watched his home collapse,…
Doctors Without Rights demand syndicate emergency meeting
CAIRO: Rights group Doctors Without Rights (DWR) are demanding that the Doctors' Syndicate convene an emergency general assembly to discuss a draft law which they say will have a "serious…
71 journalists' killed in 2009, says CPJ
CAIRO: Journalists' death toll rose to the highest level recorded by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in 2009 with the massacre of 31 journalists and media workers in Philippines,…
Legal specialists urge justice ministry to present draft law to PA soon
CAIRO: Ministry of Justice's legal specialists expressed concerns that the committee formed by the ministry to present a new draft law to the People's Assembly (PA) would delay it to…
American accused of evangelizing in Egypt deported
CAIRO: An American accused of evangelizing in Egypt was arrested on arrival at Cairo airport and deported overnight, an airport official said on Tuesday.Airport authorities picked up the 71-year-old man,…
Police detain activists handing out anti-wall leaflets
CAIRO: A group of activists were detained on Monday evening while attempting to hand out leaflets in downtown Cairo.The group of four, composed of foreign nationals and Egyptians, were stopped…
Women judges barred from influential Egypt court
CAIRO: Judges voted on Monday to bar women from ruling in an influential court which advises Egypt's government, official media reported, in a move slammed by human rights activists.The State…