Activists losing out in bid to get female genital mutilation criminalized
Islamic scholars condemn FGM as the infliction of harm on another personA new bid to ensure that the practice of female genital mutilation is criminalized in Egypt, Africa and Asia…
Nine killed in minibus crash in Cairo
CAIRO: Nine people were killed and 11 others injured on Tuesday when a minibus collided head-on with a passenger car on a highway south of Cairo, police sources said. The…
Conference discusses ways to head off potential energy crisis
CAIRO: Businessmen and researchers called Tuesday for the gradual phasing-out of the government s LE 50 billion annual energy subsidy bill and urged more investment in alternative sources of energy.They…
Rights groups say government is limiting Internet freedom
CAIRO: Members of the country's blogging community have said there is a marked increase in the arrests and detainment of online writers expressing their views on religion and society. Bloggers…
Cairo Carousel: Give me my drugs, my precious .
The Big Kahuna wants to start off this week by apologizing to the fanatical throngs of faithful readers for not making an appearance last week.See, while you dry up your…
Agenda
Art: Isabel CastihoA native of Brazil, Isabel Castiho has been painting since 1989, and some of her work is on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sao Paulo.…
A Lens to the Past: The women's advocate
A group of women gather at Hoda Shaarawi s home in Cairo, taken by Riad Chehata. As a leading advocate of women s rights in Egypt, Shaarawi organized the Mubarrat…
Arab League designates Nov. 21 as Arab Writers Day
The 23rd meeting of the Union of Arab Writers adjourned Tuesday after deciding to annually commemorate the achievements of writers on Nov. 21 - Arab Writers Day.The meeting held at…
Drug dealers suffer heavy losses in drug busts this week
Two horrifying incidents of infanticide make the news; antiquity theft publicizedThis week drug-related stories take the lion's share of coverage in the local crime scene with police taking on drug-traffickers…
One-on-one with Minister Rachid Mohammed Rachid
Minister of Trade and Industry speaks on condition of economyCAIRO: More than two years after taking the helm at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid is…
