CAIRO: After four days of hard work and negotiations, the participants of the International Model of the European Union (IMEU) 2008, got together for one last time celebrating what they described as "truly great experience.
The closing ceremony (...)
CAIRO: In public universities, where political activism usually evokes fear of arrest, simulation models of international institutions remain one of the few "safe means of student interaction.
One of those models is the International Model of the (...)
CAIRO: Egypt only produces 50 percent of its wheat consumption. Out of this realization, experts are debating ways to make Egypt self-sufficient when it comes to this strategic commodity.
We don t own our food. We don t own our weapons. And a (...)
CAIRO: Political analyst and commentator Amr Choubeki called on the Muslim Brotherhood to revise its stance against women and Copts running for president, clarify its definition of a "civil state, and allow reform within the group's ranks.
In a (...)
Black was the theme of the night. The audience was mainly between 16 and 21 year- olds. As far as that age group was concerned, Idlemind definitely delivered.
Describing themselves as "self-sufficient, the group write their own lyrics and compose (...)
CAIRO: A court verdict last Thursday granted Hend El Hennawi a divorce from actor Ahmed El Fishawi upon her request, in one of the closing chapters of a case that split public opinion over the past three years.
The media debate was triggered when (...)
CAIRO: Following in the foot steps of politically active organizations, public university students decided to form a group to monitor last week's student union elections and have issued a report documenting their observing.
All of the major (...)
CAIRO: State security forces stood on alert at Cairo University Tuesday following Monday clashes with students protesting the debarment of student union candidates.
The first signs of the government's intentions came Tuesday Oct. 16, the first (...)
CAIRO: In a meeting held at the Center for Socialist Studies, workers from Al Mahalla's Misr Spinning and Weaving Company celebrated their victory, while keeping a cautious eye on the future of the workers' movement.
The meeting also aimed to (...)
CAIRO: With its leader Ayman Nour still behind bars, Al Ghad party struggles in a turbulent political climate. Its headquarters, once pulsating with hopeful energy, now sits idle.
Diaa Rashwan, political analyst at Al Ahram Center for Political (...)
CAIRO: Around 400 people took to the streets to support the editors in chief of four independent newspapers who were handed jail terms for insulting President Mubarak and other National Democratic Party (NDP) members.
Responding to a call by the (...)
Gone are the days when the only form of entertainment after iftar is to park yourself in front of the TV set. This year, the choices are profuse. Ramadan is the high season to explore the city's music scene with its jam-packed evening (...)
EL MAHALLA EL KOBRA: A crippling strike at Egypt's largest public sector factory entered its fifth day on Thursday as workers, angry at corruption and what they call a string of lies and broken promises, say they will not end their occupation of the (...)
CAIRO: Under the title "No to imprisoning journalists, Al Ghad party organized a conference Monday to show solidarity with the four newspaper editors charged with insulting President Hosni Mubarak, his son and the ruling party.
According to (...)
CAIRO: This year families had to face the top financially draining seasons at the same time: Ramadan and the start of the school year.
Families striving to get the food and school supplies on time also have to face the price hikes. And this year, (...)
CAIRO: I was boycotting the referendum. It was, in my opinion, the best way to send the message that I am against the proposed constitutional amendments.
It was also the best means to articulate that I did not want to grant recognition to the (...)
CAIRO: The Center of Socialist Studies held a lecture Sunday entitled Bloggers are also in Jails to discuss freedom of expression in the wake of 21-year old blogger Abdel Karim Suleiman Amer s four-year prison sentence.
The lecture hosted three (...)
Police employ a zero-tolerance policy
CAIRO: Opposition groups, including the Kefaya Movement for Change, called for a demonstration on Tuesday outside the People's Assembly to support opposition MPs who staged a walk-out in protest of the passed (...)
CAIRO: The interpretation of the word majority promises to solve a dispute over who will be the next president of Al Ghad opposition party.
During the party's elections earlier this month, lawyer Ehab El Khouly was celebrated as the winner, (...)
CAIRO: Lawyer Ehab El Khouly was elected the new leader of Al Ghad opposition party in a close race against engineer Wael Nawara last week.
A dozen anti-riot police armored vehicles filled the streets around the party's headquarters in Downtown (...)
CAIRO: A flurry of activity has infused Al Ghad opposition party recently to prepare for a March 2 general assembly meeting and elections for a new President.
The party s upcoming presidential elections come one year after the leadership of (...)
CAIRO: The Center of Humanitarian Dialogue held a joint lecture Sunday with the Egyptian Association for Enlightenment to discuss the Coptic vision of constitutional amendments.
There s pessimism about the future of political life in Egypt in (...)
Activists had gathered to call for fight against sexual harassment
Activists from "The Street is Ours , an opposition group, were barred from holding a demonstration protesting alleged incidents of sexual attacks three weeks ago.
Dozens of (...)
CAIRO: Over 250 people protested in front of the Press Syndicate on Thursday calling on the government to be held accountable for the allegedly widespread sexual harassment downtown during the Eid Al-Fitr holiday.
Surrounded by hundreds of (...)
Workers Protest Election Laws, Demand Changes
CAIRO- Members of Workers for Change (WFC), an affiliate of the Egyptian Movement for Change (Kefaya), demanded judicial oversight in a demonstration at the High Court downtown yesterday.
Students (...)