New 'surprises' in store for today's Sixth of October murder trial, says lawyer
CAIRO: The Cairo Criminal Court should prepare itself for a lot of surprises during the trial of Mahmoud Sayed Abdel Hafez Essawy, charged with the murder of Heba El-Akkad and…
Truck drivers stand against new traffic law
CAIRO: Truck drivers nationwide are calling on the President, the People's Assembly, the Prime Minister and all responsible bodies to interfere and prevent the implementation of an article in the…
State Council judges banned from speaking to media
CAIRO: Judges and members of the State Council are now banned from speaking to the media without prior permission from Council Chairman Nabil Merham, according to a decision by the…
Blame it on the weatherman
CAIRO: School textbooks teach students that Egypt's climate is generally warm, rainy in winter and moderately hot during the summer. However, this information has proved misleading, with this year's short-lived…
Boycotts: peaceful protest or shooting ourselves in the foot?
CAIRO: As devastation hit Gaza last month, a peaceful form of protest against the violence inflicted on the Palestinians has been gathering pace. An extensive campaign in the Arab, Muslim…
Egyptian women, some men, fight sexual harassment
ZAGAZIG: Dressed in karate uniforms and track suits, the young Egyptian women break off in pairs and begin sparring, with one kicking and punching while the other tries to block…
How Obama leads
CAMBRIDGE: Two years ago, Barack Obama was a first-term senator from a mid-western state who had declared his interest in running for the presidency. Many people were skeptical that an…
Energy disarmament
BRUSSELS: Has the "energy weapon of the 1970's - the withholding of energy supplies for political ends - returned? Using oil or gas as a political weapon is easier said…
Hebron like you've never imagined it
JERUSALEM: A new way needs to be carved out that will allow Israel to express its nationalism in Hebron without conceding land or creating an apartheid state.In many ways, the…
Let her become a woman
Let her go become a woman! This line largely sums up the primary theme of "The Kite, Randa Chahal Sabbag's award-winning Lebanese film screened at Townhouse Gallery last week as…
