Jailhouse celebration
CAIRO: Three prison inmates in Al-Marg celebrated the release of their fellow inmate by forcing him to take off his clothes and abusing him sexually, reported Al-Masry Al-Youm.The 16-year-old inmate,…
No Way Jose
Al-Ahli coach's attitude a no-winnerCAIRO: He sat laid back in the press conference, chewing his gum in a provoking way, looking at no one in the sardine-packed hall, criticizing and…
Activists argue 'deteriorating state' of civil society in Arab nations
Seminar participants advocate revision of oppressive laws throughout the regionCAIRO: The Association of Freedom of Thoughts and Expression presented a two-day seminar at the Development Support Center in Cairo to…
Bloganoia: Are they out to get Kareem or is he just lost in the bureaucratic shuffle?
CAIRO: Looking through Egyptian political blogs over the past two weeks, one particular subject keeps coming up; the detention of blogger and former Al-Azhar University student Abdel Kareem Sulaiman.Allegedly, 'Kareem,'…
Egyptian government aims to pump up NGOs
More money, less problems for aid programsCAIRO: Social Solidarity Minister Ali Moselhi pledged to slash red tape and ramp up cooperation with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to help needy families, who…
Lebanon: ripe for resolution or revolution?
Barely had the Lebanese started to recover from the July-August war between Hezbollah and Israel when instability came knocking again, in what seems like the beginning of a campaign to…
Pity the Arab nation, for its violence
A disease is eating away at the Middle East. It afflicts the Syrians, the Iraqis, the Lebanese, even the Israelis. It is the idea that the only political determinant in…
Reform and peace are interdependent in Palestine
Since 2002, the United States' diplomacy toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been constrained by Israel's doctrine that there is no Palestinian partner for peace. According to this concept - accepted…
THE REEL ESTATE: Why the film festival still matters?
CAIRO: My first memories of the Cairo International Film Festival date six years back. I had been following the festival religiously every year on TV but I never got the…
