Ship disaster compensation inadequate say activists
CAIRO: Compensation offered to survivors and families of victims of the Al-Salam Boccaccio 98 ferry disaster, in which more than 1,000 people died on Feb. 3, is being inadequately distributed,…
An Egyptian labyrinth
CAIRO: The fabled labyrinth was a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys to confuse and challenge those who entered. Artist Nora Bachel offers a new…
Computers for one and all
CAIRO: While the IT industry in Egypt has been growing by leaps and bounds, thanks to a forceful nudge from the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT), computer dealers…
President urges talks between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian government
VIENNA, Austria: President Hosni Mubarak urged Israel and Hamas on Monday to talk to each other once the radical Palestinian group forms a new government, saying both sides must change…
Mubarak meets with catholic pontiff
CAIRO: Pope Benedict XVI of the Vatican hailed the efforts of President Hosni Mubarak for his regional leadership during these turbulent times. Wrapping up his European tour yesterday with a…
EFG-Hermes drags down stock market
CAIRO: EFG-Hermes Holdings shares fell on Sunday and dragged Egypt s stock market lower in a burst of selling by investors not wanting to take part in the investment bank…
Libel conviction underscores lack of press freedoms, say activists
CAIRO: Activists condemned the recent sentencing of newspaper journalist Amira Malash to one year in prison for libel, citing earlier government promises that prison sentences for press related offences would…
Egypt's paradise for lepers
ABU ZAABAL, Egypt: Behind a vale of trees lies the largest leper colony in the Middle East, a virtual oasis in Egypt for those who have been ostracized by society.…
Opinion
CAIRO: With the recent annulment of Al-Masry Al-Youm journalist Abdel-Nasser Al Zoheiry's sentence, this piece was almost unnecessary; but then, less than a week after his release, Amira Malash, a…
The comic and the melodramatic do battle on the big screen
CAIRO: "Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me, will always be remembered as one of the classic lines of American cinema. But the words that shot Dustin Hoffman to stardom…
