Ministry plays down Mubarak cancer report: papers
CAIRO: Egypt's health ministry has no official documentation confirming former President Hosni Mubarak has cancer, newspapers quoted on Sunday a deputy minister as saying, casting doubt on comments by…
Ban Ki-moon and the age of sustainable development
By Jeffrey Sachs NEW YORK: The world can breathe easier with the reelection this month of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to a second term in office. In a fractious world,…
NATO must prevail
By Christopher Hill DENVER: US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates’ recent prognosis of a “dim” and “dismal” future for NATO has triggered much debate, but it could well prove optimistic. June,…
The many faces of Muslim American women
By Bethsaida Nieves MADISON, Wisconsin: What does it mean to be a Muslim woman in America today? In “I Speak for Myself”, 40 Muslim American women share their experiences of growing…
Europe’s naked banks
By Simon Johnson WASHINGTON, DC: European leaders are convinced that bank capital is “expensive,” in the sense that raising capital requirements would slow economic growth. But the latest developments in the…
Egyptian pleads guilty in NY maid sex abuse
NEW YORK: A prominent Egyptian businessman admitted Friday to kissing and groping a hotel housekeeper who didn't welcome his advances, pleading guilty as the woman sued him for $5 million.…
Egyptians freed by Somali pirates make it home
CAIRO: An Egyptian crew that was held hostage for 10 months by Somali pirates who released them in exchange for a $2.1-million ransom arrived home on Friday, an airport official…
Four migrants shot dead near Israeli border
CAIRO: Four African migrants, believed to be from Sudan, were on Saturday shot and killed by Egyptian police as they attempted to enter Israel, a security services official said. The…
Dozens injured in Cairo pro-Mubarak protests
By AFP CAIRO: Hundreds of supporters of ousted president Hosni Mubarak clashed with his foes in central Cairo on Friday and dozens were injured, the official MENA news agency reported.…
Christians, Muslims clash over new church in Upper Egypt
By AP CAIRO: A security official says Christians and Muslims have clashed in southern Egypt over the construction of a church. A local security chief, Assem Hamza, said Muslim residents…
