Mahdi Akef accused of incitement to murder
Center for Humanitarian Dialogue files lawsuit against Muslim Brotherhood leaderCAIRO: The Center for Humanitarian Dialogue, an Egyptian human rights group, has filed a lawsuit against the Muslim Brotherhood s Supreme…
Analysts say Bush wasting his time with address to Mideast population
Agence France-PresseCAIRO: Arab commentators on Wednesday dismissed U.S. President George W. Bush s appeal for democracy directly to the people of the region as a patronizing and doomed effort to…
Nile Basin Initiative secures $750 million in funding
Public-private-partnerships now vital to move project forwardCAIRO: The ministers of irrigation of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia, making up the Eastern Nile basin, announced Tuesday they have secured $750 million in…
Telecom Egypt announces Vodafone Egypt share offer
CAIRO: Telecom Egypt on Wednesday announced its offer to buy up to 24.4 percent of Vodafone Egypt in a move to increase its stake in the mobile phone operator. British…
Women's rights approached from different perspectives
Thebes presents contradictory takes on a vital issue from expertsCAIRO: Improvements in women rights are not always related to the nature of ideologies or the status of democracy prevalent in…
UN report reveals steady poverty rates in world's most vulnerable countries despite 10-year action plan
CAIRO: Poverty rates remain steady or are simply falling slightly in the world's most vulnerable economies, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan argues in two United Nations releases prepared for the…
Resettle or return
Sudanese refugees frustrated by hardships in Egypt dream of being resettled, but there are few slots for thousands of refugees.CAIRO: Sudanese refugees who escaped from the bloody conflict in Darfur…
Gaza's human calamity
While the world's gaze remains focused on Lebanon, less than 200 kilometers south in Gaza, a human time bomb is ticking. Some 1.4 million people in Gaza - more than…
British Council brings smart political satire to Cairo Opera House
CAIRO: Performed over 150 times in 25 countries across the globe and winning several awards, The Summit performed by Ralf Ralf is a smart theatrical piece of political satire that…
