Females finally approved to be judges
CAIRO: Women in Egypt have pursued professions as doctors, parliamentarians, and ministers, but until recently, they could not fill any senior judicial posts.That is all about to change.The Higher Judicial…
Saddam execution reopens Iraq discussions in Cairo
Some call Bush a terroristCAIRO: The decision of an Iraqi court to uphold the death sentence given to former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein opened the door to many discussions about…
Arabs fear renewed nuclear arms race in the Middle East
Abul Gheit responds to Iranian statements but also criticizes Western nations over Israel s nuke programCAIRO: With Iran looking to develop nuclear technology, Israel almost admitting it possesses nuclear weapons,…
2006, year of crackdowns on blogging
CAIRO: Blogger arrested for spreading malicious rumors , "Rights groups say government is limiting Internet freedom , and Activists argue deteriorating state of civil society in Arab nations . Headlines…
Human Rights groups call for prosecution of policemen who allegedly abused driver
CAIRO: Egyptian human rights organizations called for the prosecution of a group of police officers who allegedly videotaped the sexual abuse of a microbus driver and circulated the video among…
Omar Effendi is owed more than LE 300 million according to government report
CAIRO: A Central Accounting and Auditing Agency report released Monday shows the recently privatized Omar Effendi chain is owed more than LE 300 million by retail clients, public companies and…
Chinese-Egyptian company to produce oil drills
Factory to produce 20 drills per year by 2012CAIRO: A consortium of three Egyptian companies and China's HH Corporation will begin the production of three oil drills in 2007 for…
How Egypt is making the art grow fonder
The local art scene is getting bigger and attracting a international inputThis year has seen a flowering of the local art scene boasting diversity and fresh names as well as…
'Inward testimony' – a writer's witness account of world conflict
As the post 9-11 world becomes a single stage for international conflict, Nadine Gordimer asks: "What place, task, meaning will literature have in witnessing disasters without precedence? During her speech…
2006, the year that was in film
Cairo: It s always daunting to compile an end-of-year best films list because most of the noteworthy productions we watch each year are not shown commercially to the general public.…
