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BOOK REVIEW: Unraveling Aisha's complex web of lives

A look back at Ahdaf Soueif's debut novel "Aisha is a lesson…

Aida Nassar

Italy signals it will not seek extradition of 26 Americans in alleged CIA kidnapping

Associated Press ROME: The Italian government has signaled it will not press…

Daily News Egypt

Mufti's 'hymen fatwa' causes shock waves among scholars

CAIRO: Reconstructive hymen surgery for women who lost their virginity before marriage…

Yasmine Saleh

Chomsky speaks on Iran, Iraq and the US's mafia complex

Noam Chomsky is a noted linguist, author, and foreign policy expert. On…

Daily News Egypt

Jailed student blogger faces threats as final trial approaches

CAIRO: Facing a prison sentence of up to 11 years for his…

Alexandra Sandels

Experts sound alarm on human rights as PA debates 30 constitutional amendments

CAIRO: This week, members of the legislative and constitutional committee of the…

Release of 48 Al-Azhar students

CAIRO: The authorities released 48 Al-Azhar University students Monday, ending a two-month…

Yasmine Saleh

Sudan apologizes for police assault of Egyptian workers

CAIRO: The Sudanese government has offered an apology to Egypt for the…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein

UAE's Amlak enters Egyptian mortgage financing market

LE 500 million capital venture to provide 'Sharia-compliant' financingCAIRO: An Egyptian-Gulf consortium…

Ahmed A. Namatalla