Brotherhood lawyers ask Egypt's Attorney General to take Israeli officials to court for war crimes
CAIRO: A group of Muslim Brotherhood (MB) members filed a request to Egypt's Attorney General to have 26 Israeli political and military figures put on trial for "intentionally conducting massacres…
German investigators to look for Nazi's body
BERLIN: German investigators say they want to search in Egypt for definitive proof that top Nazi war crimes fugitive Aribert Heim died there years ago after eluding capture for decades.New…
Religion and the Middle East conflict: An Interview with Dr Aly El Samman
CAIRO: With last month's escalation of aggression between Israel and the Palestinians in a blatantly disproportionate conflict, some analysts have described the war in religious terms, portraying the "Jewish assault…
EDITORIAL: CAIRO'S BOOK FAIR AND THE BIBLE INCIDENT
CAIRO: Egypt's annual international book extravaganza, the Cairo International Book Fair, always comes with its fair share of sexy controversies that make great headlines. I recall in 2003 when several…
A PALESTINIAN VIEW: New salesman, same old merchandise
The Middle East peace process never depended on the personality of the occupant of the White House. Had it, we might have seen some progress over the past few decades.…
AN ISRAELI VIEW: The situation and Mitchell
Nothing represents the absurd reality on the ground in Gaza better than the scene that has unfolded two weeks after Operation Cast Lead ended. Hamas is still shooting rockets, the…
With a Grain of Salt: Most important issue
A foreign journalist asked me about the most important political issue currently preoccupying Egyptians. I assured him right away that it was debate at the World Economic Forum in Davos…
Pathways of women's empowerment
Aiming to initiate global social change, the Pathways of Women's Empowerment Research Program is using different forms of art to set examples for communities around the world about positive change…
Shakespeare clown rendition lights up creative forum
My week has been full of clowns. Last week I reviewed Clowns Sans Frontier from France, and am coming to understand that clowning is not only a form in theater,…
Cairo ICT kicks off Sunday
CAIRO: One of the largest annual information and communication technology events in the region will open in Cairo Sunday. Now in its thirteenth year, Cairo ICT 2009, which takes place…
