Japan's foreign minister to visit US, Russia, Egypt
TOKYO: Japan s foreign minister will visit the United States, Russia and Egypt on an eight-day trip starting this weekend, the ministry announced Thursday.Taro Aso leaves Tokyo on Saturday for…
Activists to hold worldwide demos for arrested, imprisoned Egyptian bloggers
CAIRO: International civil society organizations and activists are once again taking action against what they call are "systematic crackdowns on Egyptian bloggers by the national authorities. Today, a network of…
Blogger gets 15 more days as activists gather at Shubra prosecutor's office to protest his detention
CAIRO: Members of the Egyptian blogosphere, Muslim Brotherhood members, and a number of local and foreign journalists gathered outside the office of the public prosecutor in Shubra on Tuesday morning…
Political and social protest: A 30-year review
CAIRO: What are the differences between protests today and the protests of the 6os and 70s? How has the political and social reality in Egypt changed and what are the…
Labor organizers meet at Ibn Khaldun Center, issue warning
CAIRO: A panel of trade unionists from across the country gathered at Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies on Tuesday to discuss the wave of strikes that has swept Egypt…
Aboul Gheit, Otte discuss progress of the peace process
CAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit Tuesday received Mark Otte, the EU envoy to the Middle East peace process, who was visiting Egypt as part of a regional tour.Following the…
Car sales in Egypt rise year on year, biggest increase in 1.6 liter segment
CAIRO: Car sales in Egypt have been rising year on year as more people manage to purchase cars at affordable prices."Definitely, there has been a very big increase in car…
UAE's Dana Gas to drill in Egypt
CAIRO: The UAE s Dana Gas has signed a deal with Kuwait International Oil and Environment Company (KIOEC) for joint exploratory oil and gas drilling in Egypt, Dana said in…
Wind, air and colors: Xavier Puigmarti's collection at one with the universe
An artist s eyes turn toward the fire . world on fire . people on fire . a dust storm ten thousand meters high alternates with a clear sky; earth…
Online book teasers tantalize readers' appetites
DearReader.com: book samples are a mere mouse click away from the bookworm in us allThere's nothing an avid reader enjoys more than browsing through a new book. Every turn of…