CAIRO: The monthly report issued by the Center of the Children of the Earth for Human Rights noted the occurrence of 49 labor protests across Egypt in July. According to the report, there were 14 sit-ins, 14 strikes, 21 protests and demonstrations and rallies across the country in a sign of growing frustration. The center [...]

CAIRO: Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni was questioned by prosecutors over the Vincent van Gogh painting that was stolen last week from a local museum. Although no charges have been filed, many in Egypt are calling for the minister to resign or be removed from power. Hosni told reporters on Monday after the meeting with [...]

JERUSALEM: Every few years, the idea of establishing one state between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea rises and falls like a phoenix; a dream of a state where both Palestinians and Israelis live in peace with no borders, no barriers, cultural autonomy and equal citizenship for all. In the 1940’s this idea was [...]

CAIRO: Northern Ireland’s world number seven golfer Rory McIlroy will be the star attraction when the European Challenge Tour stages its first official event in Cairo at the JW Marriott, Mirage City Golf Club from October 20-23. The Egyptian Open is an attempt to spread the game beyond its traditional borders in Egypt. Tournament officials [...]

CANTERBURY, England: The large spire of a tower literally looms over the town. Turning left or right from one of the scores of small alleyways, the massive Cathedral sits there, peering at you from every angle, watching your every move and waiting, it seems, to launch an attack if you make the wrong move. This [...]