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The poet lives
Opinion
August 16, 2010
The poet lives
Two years have passed since the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008) died at a hospital in Texas from complications he…
Reading Tony Judt in Cairo
Opinion
August 10, 2010
Reading Tony Judt in Cairo
A few days ago, the world mourned the passing of Tony Judt, a British historian of repute and engaged public…
EU diplomats discuss Khaled Saeed case
Egypt
July 15, 2010
EU diplomats discuss Khaled Saeed case
The periodical meeting of EU ambassadors on Thursday addressed the case of Khaled Saeed, according to Marc Franco, head of…
British court: No conclusive verdict in Marwan case
Egypt
July 14, 2010
British court: No conclusive verdict in Marwan case
London--An inquest into the death of Egyptian businessman and alleged double agent Ashraf Marwan has ended without an explanation of…
Polish president killed in plane crash
World
April 10, 2010
Polish president killed in plane crash
Moscow--Polish President Lech Kaczynski and scores of other people were killed Saturday when the president's plane crashed on landing in…
63 die, dozens injured in Indian temple stampede
World
March 4, 2010
63 die, dozens injured in Indian temple stampede
Lucknow, India--A stampede broke out in at a temple in northern India as thousands of people jostled each other to…
Egyptian’s stabbing sparks migrant clash in Milan
World
February 14, 2010
Egyptian’s stabbing sparks migrant clash in Milan
Rome-- Milan's deputy mayor says the fatal stabbing of an Egyptian immigrant man triggered a street rampage between immigrant gangs…
Deadly showers continue in Sinai and Aswan
Egypt
January 23, 2010
Deadly showers continue in Sinai and Aswan
Heavy rain showers hit the town of Abu Zneima in South Sinai early on Friday. In the meantime, rain and…
Systematic torture occurring in Egypt
Egypt
October 24, 2009
Systematic torture occurring in Egypt
Torture in Egypt has reached an intolerable level and is systematically being used on all levels of Egyptian society including…