The stigma factor
I have met many remarkable people in my life: presidents, kings, diplomats.One…
Burns' visit to Iran – a first step
US Undersecretary for Political Affairs, William Burns, attended a recent meeting in…
New cancer hospital is yet to make a difference in pediatric survival rates
CAIRO: The place where you live can influence your eating habits, clothing…
Breathe Easy About Beijing
Images of the Beijing skyline seemingly bathed in a soup of smog…
Is Morocco a model for curbing extremism?
The British government s recent announcement about tackling religious extremism by giving…
What Iranians and Israelis need to know
The looming Iran-Israel confrontation has a seemingly deterministic quality to it. Listening…
What's the beef in South Korea?
At the outset of the ongoing violent protests in South Korea over…
Egypt mobile subscribers to reach 57 mln by 2010, predicts study
CAIRO: When watching taxi drivers text in slow-moving traffic, groups of teenage…
Grass-roots effort fights 'cutting' girls
SULTAN ZAWYIT: In this small Nile River farming village, Maha Mohamed has…
Down with UNAIDS, up with health
As the biennial international AIDS industry conference (Aug. 3-8) gathers 25,000 delegates…