Human rights committee says no amnesty for Ayman Nour
CAIRO: The human rights committee at the People's Assembly issued a report Monday about the health state of jailed opposition leader Ayman Nour.The report complemented a government medical committee report…
Nine banks finance natural gas line to Sharm, Hurghada
CAIRO: The Arab International Bank has sealed a loan agreement with the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company to finance the company's scheme to install two gas supply lines from Taba…
Egypt's growing trade with Europe may be damaging ties with the US
CAIRO: As Egypt liberalizes its economy and moves closer to the European economic sphere, it could be doing so at the expense of its trade relationship with the US, warns…
THE REEL ESTATE: The 12 greatest romantic movies of all time
What makes a good romantic movie? For some, it is chemistry between the actors; for others, it s the degree of empathy they establish with the leading characters. It could…
Feeding Chaos: A New Middle East Cold War
Bush administration efforts to forge a US-Arab alliance against Iran are threatening to produce a new Middle East Cold War, with dangerous implications for regional stability, US interests and American…
Somalia's Illusive Peace Camouflages Brewing Political Instability
Time has never been better for Somalia's leaders to take the opportunity given to them by recent turn of events to establish and hold onto a lasting peace that they…
Lebanese leaders need to shore up their increasingly fragile state
Officials from Riyadh to Khartoum have been working overtime to find a solution to Lebanon s latest political crisis. This week, Speaker Nabih Berri became the most recent leader to…
February, voila Valentine's Day, oh la la
Here comes another February with a new Valentine s Day on the horizon, bringing to the fore fantasies and memories with scented candles and red flowers.When it comes to Valentine…
In Syria, like Egypt, Iraqi refugees fear the future
NEW YORK: More than 5,000 Iraqis, fearful of being deported under Syrian immigration regulations, queued up outside the United Nations refugee agency office in Damascus today to register. We hadn…
What drives a psychiatric patient to commit a brutal murder?
CAIRO: Dreams can be a dangerous thing if, that is, they lead to murder.The December 2006 crime reported in Al Gomhuria daily, where a married man from Giza stabbed his…