Associated Press
CAIRO: Several members of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt s most powerful opposition movement, were referred Tuesday to the military court system, known for its swift trials and no right of appeal.
The move represents and (...)
Associated Press
CAIRO: A Muslim preacher is snatched off the streets of an Italian city - purportedly by CIA agents - and whisked off to his homeland, Egypt. There he all but vanishes for more than three years.
The abduction of Osama Hassan (...)
'It's OK to hold your girlfriend's hand'
Not out of place
Profile by Willa Thayer
photo: Randa Shaath
"At anti-Shah demonstrations we would usually wear masks -- we were supposed to be tough and wouldn't smile. But when I went to demonstrations in (...)
Former UN Secretary-General of the UN Boutros Boutros Ghali presented a gloomy picture of the organisation's future in light of the recent past, Willa Thayer listened to the prognosis
With the spectre of a major war just around the corner, this (...)
Although Libya has exhibited a flair for the dramatic in its dealings with the rest of the world, it might just outdo itself this week when it plays host to the Miss Net World beauty pageant, writes Willa Thayer
The final ceremony of the Miss Net (...)
Willa Thayer explores the bumps and straightaways along the road to moving high-end automobiles in Egypt
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A potent mix of image-consciousness and cash to burn among Egypt's wealthy has meant that high-end automobiles have become (...)
Panic over the US anthrax scare is sweeping the West. This week, writes Willa Thayer, it reached Egypt
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In a country known for the speed at which transactions are conducted, the United States appears to have been forced into the slow (...)