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Egypt keen on abducted driversâ safety in Libya
Meetings held to secure the release of tens of Egyptian drivers abducted in Libya
The culture of football
Football has become more than just a sport, it became a political culture
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Nature Conservation Egypt
NCE is a one of a kind organization that aims at helping wildlife in Egypt
US Freezing of Military Aid to Egypt: How Much of a Dent?
By James M. Dorsey THE OBAMA administrationâs decision to impose sanctions on Egyptâs military-appointed government following the killing of 51 anti-military protestors in Egypt illustrates the USâ limited leverage on one of its closest allies in the Middle East and North Africa. It also reflects its difficulty in striking a balance between acknowledging that the …
Educate girls to alleviate poverty
By Dr Cesar Chelala Inequality and unequal access to education holds millions of girls and women back across the world. While the “gender gap” in education has narrowed over the past decade, girls are still at a disadvantage, particularly in getting access to high school education. And women still constitute two-thirds of the world’s illiterate …
Whatâs behind the Nairobi and Peshawar attacks?
By Akbar Ahmed Washington, DC â The outrageous killings at the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya and the All Saints Church in Peshawar, Pakistan last month once again prompted legitimate questions about what can be done to stop terrorist violence. While many commentators instinctively pointed to an Islamic motif in the attacks, the perpetrators …
Hezbollah is No Resistance
By Anno Bunnik Extremist movements and parties tend to disguise their true colours. The English Defence League, notorious for its racism, calls itself a âHuman Rightsâ Organisation. Dutch politician Geert Wilders, bent on banning the Quran, mosques and immigration, heads the âFreedomâ Party. Hezbollah, the self-proclaimed champion of Islamic âresistanceâ is not alone in its …
65 women were saved from sexual violation during Eid: pressure group
I Saw Harassment released the results of its four day long campaign to fight sexual harassment during Eid Al-Adha
Ultras Ahlawy protest before High Court
The group demanded the release of 25 Ultras Ahlawy members who were detained during clashes at Cairo Airport
Clashes in Friday protests, 11 arrested
More than a hundred days since his ouster, supporters of former President Mohamed Morsi are still taking to the streets in protest
Draft protest law criticised
Political groups and human rights movements call on interim president to scrap bill approved by cabinet
Egypt on EU Foreign Affairs Council main agenda
EU foreign ministers will meet to discuss Egyptian and Syrian situations in their monthly assembly while Catherine Ashton will present a report on her most recent visit
Car bomb explosion near the Military Intelligence building in Ismailia
Explosion leaves six wounded, initial reports claim damage to the building while no deaths confirmed
Why Egypt’s bourse seems optimistic
Egypt Business Directory explores factors behind the EGX30 index surge on Thursday to its highest level in eight months. Where did the optimism come from to push the mark to 5765.8 points in that session.
Afghan peace on the table as Pakistan PM heads to US
Daniel Markey, a senior fellow at US think-tank the Council on Foreign Relations, said that since coming to power in May Sharif had impressed Washington with his willingness to be a partner.
Deadly blast near Syrian capital as envoy pushes peace
Saturday morning’s bomb blast struck a government-controlled suburb southeast of Damascus mainly populated by Christians and Muslim Druze, said the official SANA news agency.
Italy launches sea patrol as Sicily declares emergency
Border guards said on Tuesday they had also seized a “mother ship” and arrested 17 crew members, who are believed to be Egyptian, following a landing in the southern Calabria region on Sunday.
Syria’s Assad prays at Damascus mosque for Eid al-Adha
Syrian state television broadcast images of the president entering the Hassiba mosque and waving to supporters before taking part in prayers.
Egypt’s Muslims mark Eid but stay away from key squares
Interim President Adly Mansour and army chief General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi led worshippers at an air force mosque
Egypt frees Briton arrested over police-like clothes
Briton released on the orders of the general prosecution of El-Arish
Egypt used ‘live ammo’ against Morsi backers
At least 49 people were killed and hundreds wounded in Cairo alone as security forces used “excessive and unwarranted lethal force” says Amnesty International
Why AUC needs a new constitution
By Taher El Moataz Bellah The current structure of the student government with its three branches; the student union, the student senate and the student court (previously known as student judicial board) is greatly inspired by the Madisonian design of the US government that is named after the famous James Madison who was the architect …
Death penalty abolition: A Swedish view
By Charlotta Sparre The 10th of October marks the World Day against the Death Penalty. As a form of punishment, death penalty concerns everyoneâs right to life. It is not only cruel, inhuman and degrading, but also irreversible and irreparable. No country and no legal system is immune to the miscarriage of justice. The state, …
Three ICRC staff, Red Crescent volunteer freed in Syria
AFP- Â Three of the six aid workers from the International Committee of the Red Cross kidnapped in Syria have been freed, along with a colleague from the Red Crescent, the ICRC said Monday. “Three ICRC colleagues and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteer have been released and are safe and sound. We are waiting for …
Muslim pilgrims urged to heal rifts at hajj zenith
Some 1.5 million Muslim pilgrims thronged Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia Monday for the high point of the annual hajj, praying for an end to disputes and bloodshed.
Car bomb kills 20 in northwest Syria’s Idlib: NGO
Activists from the Syrian Revolution General Commission network said the blast took place in the market area of the Darkush, which is under rebel control.
Red Cross says seven aid workers ‘missing’ in Syria
Syrian state television reported that “armed terrorist gangs opened fire on an ICRC mission and kidnapped their members.”
A wave of diplomatic progress at the United Nations
By Secretary General Ban Ki-moon There are few better ways to take the worldâs pulse than through the unique convening power of the United Nations. Over the past two weeks, during the whirlwind of meetings and speeches that characterises the opening of the annual session of the General Assembly, I met with the leaders or …
Egyptâs misguided liberals
By Farah Halime, Rebel Economy Questions were already being raised about Egyptâs new liberals and whether they really were as democratic as they claimed to be. But, as Sharif Abdel Kouddous wrote in the Nation recently, âthe turning point came on August 14, when the military and security forces brutally cleared the two mass sit-ins in …