Muslim authorities disown fatwas on killing Jews
Agence France-Presse CAIRO: Muslim authorities have stepped in to keep a wave of anti-Semitic sentiment from getting out of control, disowning an edict by a firebrand cleric calling for Israeli…
Reporting Lebanon: Look who's fair and balanced
The summer of 2006 marked an important milestone for Arab media. Israel and Hezbollah were locked in a bitter conflict that would claim the lives of more than 150 Israelis…
Artists do their part for Lebanon
Li-Beirut campaign launches visual art exhibition showcasing local talentCAIRO: Showcasing local talent while expressing support for Lebanon, Li-Beirut launched their visual art exhibition Monday night at the Ebdaa Gallery in…
Egypt sets cement price ceiling below market level
CAIRO: Egypt has set the domestic price ceiling for bagged cement bought from the factory at LE 290 ($50.50) per ton, the trade and industry minister said, a level below…
Ministry of Social Solidarity launches effort to control subsidized bread production
Bakers, millers protesting new contractsCAIRO: The ongoing conflict between government-subsidized bread bakeries and the Ministry of Social Solidarity (MSS) has reached a new height this week with bread producers now…
Human rights abuses in Egypt and Jordan
DUBAI: In the Middle East last week, senior Muslim Brotherhood officials suffered a setback in Egypt and poor prison conditions were highlighted in Jordan. In Egypt, an Aug. 14 court…
Star-studded wedding
ŠΘ###Many celebrities attended the wedding, including the grooms sister famous actress Somia El Khashab, here are Magda Nour El Din, Samy El Adl and Somaia El Kashab##Photography by Hassan IbrahimSinging…
National rail head fired over train tragedy
Train collides with tractor: two injuredCAIRO: The national rail chief has been sacked over a train crash that left 58 people dead, officials said Tuesday, as the press lashed out…
"Get rid of Israel" says leading opposition figure
CAIRO: A leading Egyptian opposition figure on Monday called on Arabs to take up the noble cause of eliminating Israel, while praising Hassan Nasrallah, head of the Lebanese Shiite group…
1,300 Egyptian police beef up Gaza-Egypt border
ISMAILIA: Egypt has deployed 1,300 civilian police officers to beef up security along the Gaza-Egypt border over fears Palestinian militants might attempt to breach the frontier, Egyptian officials said on…
