Jailed politician stopped from writing-wife
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have stopped jailed opposition leader Ayman Nour sending articles to his party s newspaper, Nour s wife Gameela Ismail said on Sunday. Nour, who came a distant…
Egyptian FM denounces Israeli escalation against Palestinian cities
CAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit on Sunday condemned recent Israeli raids against Palestinians and suggested they instead should focus on returning to peace negotiations.Abul-Gheit said the Israeli air-strikes in the…
Saudi Shiite clerics slam remarks by Mubarak
DUBAI: A group of Saudi Shiite clerics and intellectuals have criticized remarks by President Hosni Mubarak about the loyalty of Shiite Muslims to their countries, saying they inflame sectarian strife.…
Hamas wants Gaza connected to Egyptian telecom network
CAIRO: The new Hamas-led Palestinian government is considering connecting the Gaza Strip to Egypt s telecommunications network, communications and technology minister Jamal Al-Khodari said Monday. In the context of the…
Egyptian in Jordan cured of bird flu
AMMAN: An Egyptian worker diagnosed with the H5N1 deadly strain of bird flu at the end of March has recovered and left a hospital in Jordan on Monday, a medical…
Heavy fine levied in libel case
CAIRO: A Cairo court fined a female reporter from Rose Al-Youssef newspaper LE 20,000 for allegedly writing a libelous story concerning a top official in the Ministry of Culture. The…
Children of the quarries
CAIRO: When Ahmed left school at age 11 to work in the rock quarries near his village, he was happy to earn a little money to help support his family.…
The source of illiteracy
CAIRO: Egypt ranks alongside Yemen, Morocco, Sudan, Mauritania and Iraq as one of the least literate countries in the Arab world. Over a third of the population in these countries…
Israel's denying entry to peace mission deserved harsh condemnation
The past few weeks saw the error in foreign news coverage of the Middle East come to life as an international group promoting peace journeyed throughout the region. The Breaking…
Unfortunately, strangers on a train
I was on the evening train from Washington to New York, happily reading a book, when I overheard a sliver of conversation that would make it impossible to concentrate and…
