EU doles out cash to help Mediterranean countries cut pollution levels
CAIRO: The European Union has pledged to spend nearly LE 4 billion over the next three years to help North African governments clean up sewage, industrial waste and other pollutants…
Washington needs more than bogus Israeli praise
Even the closest friends of the Bush family don't dare say anything about Iraq that approximates what Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told President George W. Bush in their recent…
The US beggar can't be a chooser in the Middle East
It is difficult to read a serious news analysis of American options in Iraq without running into the idea that Washington must open a dialogue with Syria and Iran. This…
The Reel Estate: A letter to the creator of masterpieces
Dear Mr Sobky,For years now, I ve been contemplating sending you this letter, perhaps since the very first day you unleashed El Limby on the world. I naively assumed that…
Farouk Hosny feels the heat in Parliament
CAIRO: Farouk Hosny, Minister of Culture, is currently facing mounting pressure from MPs to issue an apology for calling the hijab head scarf repressive or resign.Hamdy Hassan, a Muslim Brotherhood…
Muslim Brotherhood students perform Freedom Festival for women at Helwan University
CAIRO: In a sign of the growing awareness of liberalism and activism on university campuses, female students in Helwan University held the first "Freedom Festival to highlight their collective voice…
Nazif and Rachid in Turkey to promote trade relations
CAIRO: In anticipation of final Turkish parliament ratification of the Egyptian-Turkish Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed December 2005, Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif and Minister of Trade and Industry (MFTI) Rachid…
Egyptian police find more weapons in Sinai
Israeli innuendo and concern for Sinai security fuel stepped up efforts to secure areaISMAILIA: Two days after an Israeli minister accused Cairo of not providing enough security along the border…
Analysis: Egyptian diplomacy scores breakthrough in Darfur
Western governments ignoring Cairo's successful mediation effortsCAIRO: Furious diplomatic shuttling between European capitals and Cairo has paid off for a six-month mediation effort by some of this country's top civil…
