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Muslims, Jews and the free speech debate

Last year, a Spanish court found two cartoonists guilty of offending the…

Sarah El Sirgany

Egypt uncovers eight Gaza smuggling tunnels

EL-ARISH: Egyptian authorities have discovered eight tunnels used for smuggling goods in…

AFP
AFP

How eco is ecotourism?

CAIRO: Pleasure tourism always demands some sense of delusion.Whether that might be…

Michaela Singer

Islamist leader takes Norway to European rights court, says lawyer

OSLO: Mullah Krekar, founder of Ansar Al-Islam, has filed charges with Europe…

AFP
AFP

Syndicate to crack down on doctors selling medication in clinics

CAIRO: Head of the Doctors' Syndicate, Dr Hamdy El-Sayyed, sent a stern…

Safaa Abdoun

Egypt names new envoy to Israel

CAIRO: Egypt says it has named a new ambassador to Israel to…

AP
AP

Zamalek's Saied to miss league opener

CAIRO: Zamalek sweeper Hani Saied is set to miss the Egyptian league…

Omar AbdelAziz

Zawahiri not believed to be dead or wounded, says US intelligence

WASHINGTON: US intelligence has no reason to believe Al-Qaeda s number two…

AFP
AFP

EFA admit Ahly's right in Abd-Rabou

CAIRO: The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) declared that Ahly have rights in…

Omar AbdelAziz

US ambassador's translated remark on Ibrahim verdict causes media fury

CAIRO: The Egyptian media's reaction to the translation of the US ambassador's…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein