Eisa appeals ruling, trial postponed in free speech case
CAIRO: In yet another twist in the recent libel suit against Ibrahim Eisa, editor of El-Destour newspaper, the first court session of his appeal was held yesterday, with a number…
Egypt "extremely disturbed" by Danish video
CAIRO: Egypt said Monday it was extremely disturbed by a video made by members of an extreme-right Danish party, saying it showed a clear ignorance of Islam. In a statement…
Egypt bans head of Muslim Brotherhood from traveling
Egyptian authorities barred the leader of Egypt s strongest opposition group, the banned Muslim Brotherhood, from traveling to Saudi Arabia for a religious pilgrimage, an official from the group said…
Egypt suggests Arab-African-UN meeting on Darfur
CAIRO: Egypt on Tuesday suggested a special meeting of leaders of the UN Security Council, the Arab League and African Union in a bid to convince Sudan to accept UN…
Egypt takes swipe at "uncompromising" Hamas
President to visit Russia and China in November CAIRO: Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit took a fresh swipe at the Hamas-led Palestinian government and leader Ismail Haniya in an interview…
Rights group calls for end to death penalty
CAIRO: An Egyptian human rights organization has called for the abolition of capital punishment, on the fourth annual World Day against the death penalty. The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights…
Twenty-five years later, many call Egypt politically paralyzed
Associated PressCAIRO: With the 25th anniversary of Anwar Sadat s assassination this past Friday, Egypt faces an uncertain political future with most democracy reform efforts stalled and the country obsessively…
Idling vehicles banned after pyramid cracks found
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have put a ban on idling vehicle engines in Saqqara, southwest of Cairo, after cracks started to show on the country s oldest pyramid. The head of…
Nour El-Sabah angers Tourist Guide Union
Serial depicts tour guides in "unfavorable light CAIRO: The Tourist Guides Union has filed complaints against the producers of TV serial Nour El-Sabah, which is currently being aired on national…
Putin's Russia: a Potemkin village where brutes rule
It is time to end the fiction that President Vladimir Putin's "dictatorship of law has made post-communist Russia any less lawless. The murder of Anna Politkovskaya, one of Russia's bravest…
