ElBaradei blasts 'failure' of Western Mideast policy in Guardian interview
LONDON: Former UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei has warned the West's support of authoritarian regimes in the Middle East risks encouraging Islamic extremism, in an interview Thursday with a British…
Zamalek Fan storms training, wants to play
CAIRO: A Zamalek fan stormed a training session on Wednesday and asked coach Hossam Hassan to give him a chance to play with the team.The man, who called himself Ahmed…
Health Minister to allocate LE 200 mln to improving doctors' pay
CAIRO: Health Minister Hatem El-Gabaly announced Wednesday that LE 200 million will be apportioned to improving doctors' pay.The announcement, made during a "surprise visit to the Faqous general hospital in…
Belgium first to ban burqa and niqab in public spaces
CAIRO: In a rare show of unity on Wednesday, the Belgian home affairs committee of the federal parliament spoke in a single voice and issued a decision to ban the…
Egypt sex selection clinics engender controversy
CAIRO: Some consider it medical progress, but baby gender selection in conservative Egypt has caused a stir among traditionalists who see it as an affront to ethics and have lashed…
AUC's Gerhart Center launches corporate sustainability capacity building program
CAIRO: With over 150 leaders from the private sector, the public sector and civil society from Egypt in attendance, the John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement launched…
Women for integration
COPENHAGEN: The past decade has proven again and again that empowering women worldwide holds the key to solving many seemingly intractable issues that have otherwise stymied policymakers. Poverty in the…
Arab woman to head UN's new gender program?
CAIRO: In the halls of the United Nation s New York bureau, officials have been considering a proposal to unify the UN's many organizations promoting women's equality and rights into…
Peter Jackson's not-so-lovely 'Bones'
It seems an unfortunate truth that producing a film version of a novel automatically generates a certain aura of importance around the original source material. The aura may be nothing…
