The roots of sexual harassment

Police concentrate on political role at expense of social responsibilitiesCAIRO: Can the ever-increasing phenomenon of sexual harassment in the streets of Cairo be attributed to a social malaise or political…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein

Foreigners among dead in fatal road accident

CAIRO: Six people, including a Frenchman and an Italian, were killed and four others injured Saturday in a road accident in Egypt, the official Mena agency said.One car collided into…

AFP
AFP

Egypt says UN report alleging arms embargo violations in Somalia is false

CAIRO: Egypt s Foreign Ministry on Friday denied allegations made in a UN report claiming it was one of several countries providing guns, money, training and other supplies to Somalia…

AP
AP

Singing it up in Harry's Pub

Karaoke draws a distinguished crowdCAIRO: A balanced diet, a balanced weekend I thought. On Thursday night it was a rich steaming stew of ideas served up by author and historian,…

Peter A. Carrigan

Conversation with a proven peace-maker

When you want to make peace, it is useful to turn to a proven peace-maker. The other day in New York I had a chance to sit down with one…

Rami G. Khouri

For Democrats to fly, they must unite the party's wings

The Democrats now have the opportunity the Republicans spurned, which is to build a broad coalition in the center and become once again the nation's governing party. But to achieve…

David Ignatius

The EU should put up or shut up in Afghanistan

Time is running out for success in Afghanistan. The Nato summit in Riga of Nov. 28-29 may be the last chance to pull that country back from the brink. Nato…

Daily News Egypt

Wedding bells

Hassan Ibrahim