Students at Al-Azhar University protest cartoons lampooning prophet
CAIRO: Thousands of Al-Azhar University students demonstrated Monday at their campuses in Cairo and the southern city of Assiut, denouncing the caricatures of Islam s prophet and warning that those…
The Arab world's love-hate relationship with St. Valentine
CAIRO: Whether you've chosen to run through the streets professing your joy, or lock yourself in a closet, Valentine's Day is once again upon us. Viewed by many as a…
What the newspapers are saying
CAIRO: The continuously unfolding events regarding Egypt's ferry accident still dominate the headlines of national and independent newspapers. In response to the tragedy, the government promises a thorough investigation supervised…
Egypt warns against clash of civilizations over cartoons
CAIRO: Egypt called Monday for urgent dialogue between the West and Muslim countries to avert a clash of civilizations over the world crisis about cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed."We are…
Egypt delays local elections, Islamists cry foul
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have postponed local elections for two years in a move opposition Islamists said on Monday was designed to maintain the ruling party s monopoly over presidential nominations.The…
Egypt to offer 20 pct of Bank of Alexandria on bourse
CAIRO: Egypt will sell 20 percent of Bank of Alexandria on the stock exchange, 5 percent to employees and the rest to a strategic investor, the bank s head said…
Retail panic pulls down stocks
CAIRO: Small investors panicked by falling Egyptian stock prices pulled the market lower still on Monday in a bout of selling, traders said."A lot of the prices are being broken…
Rights groups slam interior ministers' call to close websites
CAIRO: Human rights groups have condemned a recent proposal by the Council of Arab Interior Ministers aimed at giving member governments wide scope to ban websites suspected of supporting terrorism…
My ticket, my seat
CAIRO: After a troublesome journey to get tickets for the African Cup of Nations final, I arrived at the stadium last Friday holding my ticket. Standing amid hundreds of others…
Mummies found at Egypt's Valley of the Kings
CAIRO: Five mummies in wooden sarcophagi and colored funeral masks from the 18th Pharaonic dynasty were discovered by a US team from the University of Memphis, in the Valley of…
