Art from shards of glass
Nanci El Sahafi introduces a new look at mosaicCAIRO: For those looking for a fresh alternative to the humdrum art scene in Egypt, head to El Sakia Gallery, where an…
Arab states keep Israel in UN human rights dock, Egypt one of the resolution's sponsors
Reuters GENEVA: Arab and Muslim states on Friday put the occupied Palestinian territories on the permanent agenda of the UN Human Rights Council, overcoming Israeli and Western objections to singling…
Israeli aircrafts blast Palestinian premier's office
Hundreds protest in Egypt against Israeli incursionGAZA CITY: Israeli aircrafts blasted the office of the Palestinian prime minister on Sunday, in an unmistakable message to militants from his ruling Hamas…
U.S. attorney general defends rendition of terror suspects
CAIRO: In his first visit to Egypt, the U.S. attorney general defended the transfer of terror suspects for incarceration and interrogation in other countries.Human rights groups have raised concerns about…
Egypt struggling to defuse Mideast crisis
Agence France-Presse CAIRO: Egypt is trying to defuse a rapidly escalating crisis over the capture of an Israeli soldier by Palestinian militants but has so far little to show for…
More than 4,000 Palestinians stuck at Egypt-Gaza border
Associated Press RAFAH: More than 4,000 Palestinians are stuck in two towns near Egypt s border with Gaza, unable to return home amid an Israeli assault on the coastal strip,…
Central bank merges three banks into United Bank
CAIRO: Egypt s Central Bank has merged three banks into a new bank called the United Bank, to which it has granted a LE 3 billion ($520 million) loan, the…
Samir Sarhan, writer, critic, Cairo book fair organizer, dies
CAIRO: Samir Sarhan, a writer and literary critic who organized the Cairo International Book Fair for years died Saturday of heart failure. He was 65 years old. Sarhan died three…
Switzerland seeks to expel Islamist for anti-Swiss hate campaign
BERN: Switzerland is seeking to expel an Egyptian Islamist accused of publishing race hate material hostile to the country, a federal police spokesman said on Sunday. The Swiss foreign ministry…
The unpopular detail
Pre-marital medical tests are only seen as useful when the couple is related by bloodCAIRO: The wedding ring, the ceremony, the flowers and the honeymoon are counted as essential wedding…
