Egypt police kill migrant trying to cross into Israel
EL-ARISH, Egypt: Egyptian police shot dead a man from sub-Saharan Africa on Friday as he tried to cross the border illegally into Israel, a security official said. "An Egyptian patrol…
God has already spoken
As direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians are launched this week, it will be critical that the talks address the religious dimension of the conflict. This has been given…
Me medicine
LONDON: We are in the midst of a revolution in health care — or so some leading scientists tell us. Francis Collins, Director of the United States’ National Institutes of…
Of scandals, censorship and succession
CAIRO: It’s been a turbulent week in Egypt for ministers, dissidents, presidents and their sons. In fact the turbulence had started last week with the shocking theft of Van Gogh's…
France’s Cassel vies for US stardom as gangster ‘Mesrine’
French film star Vincent Cassel's bravura portrayal of a murderous mobster seems likely to win him greater fame and critical acclaim in Hollywood, as US critics lap up his performance…
3,000-year-old Moabite temple uncovered in Jordan
AMMAN: Jordanian and US archaeologists have discovered what they say is a 3,000-year-old Iron Age temple dating from the country's biblical Moabite kingdom, the antiquities department said on Thursday. A…
Schnabel movie chronicles Mideast conflict
The latest movie by Julian Schnabel couldn't have been more timely. "Miral" chronicles decades of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the rarely seen perspective of Palestinian women. The film, dedicated by…
Tanta lawyer unable to speak ahead of final re-trial hearing
CAIRO: A lawyer charged with attacking the local prosecutor in Tanta city has reportedly lost the ability to speak about three weeks ago while in custody ahead of his final…
Illegal Gains administration confirms MP involvement in free medical care scandal
CAIRO: A new report by the Central Administration for Illegal Gains confirmed the involvement of 14 members of the People’s Assembly and Shoura Council as well as the former head…
Egyptian families donate LE 4.5 billion a year, says report
CAIRO: Egyptian families spend LE 45 billion a year in charity, according to a recent report by cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC). In 2009, 8.15 million families donated…