Crunch time for Khamenei
Unless Iran s supreme leader changes course in his internal policies, the domestic stability of his regime in 2010 is going to be more fragile than in 2009. Tishe be…
Palestine between religion and secularism
WASHINGTON, DC: In the last three decades, Palestinian identity has undergone tremendous changes. According to a UNDP poll published last April, 47 percent of residents of Gaza and the West…
The new French fashion in civil rights
NEW YORK: First the Swiss ban minarets. Now the French parliament wants to ban Muslim women from wearing the burqa - the full, face-covering garment worn in orthodox Arab countries,…
Egyptians rile over mosque cameras
CAIRO: Egyptians are protesting against an alleged plan to install surveillance cameras in thousands of mosques throughout the country. Egypt's Ministry of Islamic Endowments denied the existence of such a…
Lawyer of alleged Coptic rapist requests trial transfer
CAIRO: Days before the resumption of the trial of a Coptic man accused of raping a 12-year-old Muslim girl in the village of Farshout in Qena, his lawyer placed a…
Outspoken deputy of NCHR discharged in surprise move
CAIRO: In a sudden move Monday, the Shoura Council (Egypt's Upper House of Parliament) announced the replacement of Deputy Head of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) Ahmed Kamal…
Amnesty calls for Brotherhood members' release
CAIRO: Amnesty International called for the immediate and unconditional release of the Muslim Brotherhood members detained in raids before dawn on Monday.Amnesty considers the Brotherhood members prisoners of conscious, detained…
Ismaili axe Al-Hadari from Kenya trip
CAIRO: Ismaili coach Emad Soliman has excluded Essam Al-Hadari from the squad traveling to Kenya to face Sofapaka in the Champions League.The Egypt number one arrived late from international duty…
Hossam Hassan explains CAN 2010 'negativity'
CAIRO: Zamalek boss Hossam Hassan believes that Egypt s African Cup of Nations triumph had some negative effects on his team, highlighting the exit of Mido and the morale of…
Cassation Court upholds death sentence for bank employee's murderer
CAIRO: The Egyptian Court of Cassation upheld on Monday the death sentence meted out to the murderer of the head of Banque Misr's credit department.Sameh Mohamed Naguib Mohamed, a cook,…
