House spurns bipartisan effort to prod Egypt to increase commitment to democracy
WASHINGTON: The House of Representatives beat back a bipartisan effort to prod Egypt to strengthen its commitment to democracy and improve its human rights record.On a 225-198 vote, the House…
Israel allows Egyptian relief aid into Gaza
CAIRO: Israel allowed seven lorries loaded with Egyptian food aid to enter the Gaza Strip through its territory Thursday after the goods had been blocked for more than a month,…
Empowered by the superpower
Grass-root organizations supported by the U.S. government review their progressALEXANDRIA: About 30 members of NGOs and political movements from throughout the region gathered in Egypt this week to exchange their…
Batman meets Aladdin in the form of 21st century comic book heroes
Middle Eastern super heroes to take AmericaAssociated Press LOS ANGELES: If Batman had a twin sister, her name most likely would be Aya, princess of darkness. Just like Batman s…
Muslim women do not feel oppression: world survey
NEW YORK: Muslim women do not mind the veil but want to vote as they wish, according to a survey released Thursday, in which respondents did not feel oppression in…
Press round-up
Local writers focus on parliamentary mishaps, soldiers deathCAIRO: Enjoy the bad because the worst is coming up, was the opening quote of Khairy Ramadan s article in Al-Masry Al-Youm last…
Word on the Street
Pay to watchCAIRO: Football, by far, is the most popular sport in Egypt, and while Egypt participated in the World Cup in 1934 and 1990, Egyptian football fans will have…
Egyptian government criticized for approach against HIV/AIDS
HRW says Egypt and Syria need to "face facts CAIRO: The U.S.-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) on June 1 criticized Egypt and Syria for not being explicit enough in the…
UN Human Rights Council: contested elections except for Africa
The good news is that, finally, the UN has replaced the badly reputed Human Rights Commission with the newly established Human Rights Council. The old body was a symbol of…
