politics
The poor man’s government
Opinion
August 21, 2010
The poor man’s government
Since the bellies of those working in our government are full, they no longer care about the hungry in this…
Cairo’s unified prayer call, not so unified
Egypt
August 20, 2010
Cairo’s unified prayer call, not so unified
Since 2004, the Ministry of Religious Endowments has been talking of plans to unify the call to prayer among Cairo's…
ElBaradei supporters campaign in Upper Egypt, Alex
Egypt
August 5, 2010
ElBaradei supporters campaign in Upper Egypt, Alex
The National Association for Change (NAC), established by would-be presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei, has taken its signature-collecting campaign to Upper…
Shenouda bans non-religious conferences in churches
Egypt
August 5, 2010
Shenouda bans non-religious conferences in churches
Coptic Pope Shenouda III has issued a resolution prohibiting conferences of a non-religious nature inside churches and auxiliary buildings, except…
Anti-inflation vigils to be held on Monday
Business
August 5, 2010
Anti-inflation vigils to be held on Monday
The Free Homeland Popular Front, together with the 6 April reform movement and the Young Men for Justice and Development…
Action on global climate may drift for years
Environment
July 31, 2010
Action on global climate may drift for years
London--International action on climate change looks likely to drift over the next two years as politicians waver on tougher carbon…
US disappointed by Egypt emergency extension
Egypt
May 12, 2010
US disappointed by Egypt emergency extension
Washington--The White House expressed disappointment in Egypt's decision to extend a controversial emergency law for two years and is calling…
All happens here first: Downtown Cairo’s coffeehouses
Life & Style
May 9, 2010
All happens here first: Downtown Cairo’s coffeehouses
In a country where freedom of expression is more of a myth than a birthright, the simplest social gathering can…
Britain’s Lib Dems are kingmakers
World
May 8, 2010
Britain’s Lib Dems are kingmakers
London--Election stalemate has left neither the ruling Labour party nor the main opposition Conservatives with an outright majority, heralding a…
UK faces government without single party majority
World
May 7, 2010
UK faces government without single party majority
London--Britain's opposition Conservatives look on course to be the largest party in parliament after the closest election in three decades,…