Fierce regional rivals: Egypt-Algeria battle on the pitch
BENGUELA: The die is cast for the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final between fierce regional rivals Egypt and Algeria here less than two months on from when two qualifying matches…
Wheat shipment seized at Safaga Port
CAIRO: The General Authority for Imports and Exports Control seized a shipment of Russian wheat at the Safaga Port after test results found the wheat to be unfit for human…
Court rejects expulsion of police officers convicted of torture
CAIRO: Cairo's administrative court rejected a case brought by lawyers seeking the expulsion from the police force of two officers convicted of sexually abusing and torturing a man in their…
A Jewish voice against the "burqa ban"
NEW YORK: Even as a Jew in New York, I know what it is like to be Muslim in France. While studying abroad in the French city of Strasbourg in…
There is no place for "no-solutionists"
WASHINGTON, DC: Increasingly, you hear them at public events and symposia. You read their analyses in the press and on blogs. They are the "no-solutionists .Ultra-skeptical, hyper-cynical, often giddy about…
America's growth in the decade ahead
CAMBRIDGE: Although the strength of the US economy in 2010 remains uncertain, it is important to look ahead to its likely performance in the coming decade. The rise of GDP…
Pioneers of MP3 unveil new chapter in digital music
Pioneers in the development of the first MP3 players this week unveiled ground-breaking technology aimed at offering new content to music lovers during the MIDEM music industry trade fair.The new…
A Palestinian tale in London
Remember the story of Joseph, left at the bottom of the well for dead by his brothers? In his poem, 'Oh my father, I am Yusuf,' great late Palestinian poet…
King of Paparazzi in focus at Sundance
He was punched by Marlon Brando, sued by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and beaten up by Richard Burton's bodyguards.To some he's a national treasure whose work has been deservedly exhibited in…
