Confessions of a hijabi
KARACHI: I watched the Bollywood film "My Name is Khan the other day. The brilliant depiction of an autistic person by India's leading actor Shah Rukh Khan and director Karan…
Peaceful, prosperous future motivates aid work in Pakistan
MANSEHRA: At 9:20 am on March 10, a routine office meeting was shattered by the sound of armed militants storming World Vision's office in northwest Pakistan. The gunmen opened fire…
The Promise of Euro-Atlantic Missile Defense
BRUSSELS: This week in Prague, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and US President Barack Obama will sign a new strategic arms reduction treaty (START). That agreement is a historic achievement, and…
Freedom Arrested in Venezuela
PRAGUE: The arrest of Oswaldo Álvarez Paz, a former president of Venezuela's Chamber of Deputies, governor of the Venezuelan state of Zulia, and presidential candidate, should concern the entire world…
Egypt: Border guards wound 5 illegal migrants
RAFAH: An Egyptian security official says border guards have shot and wounded five African migrants and arrested 15 others trying to cross illegally into Israel.The official said the guards first…
Publisher of pro-ElBaradei book released, says security source
CAIRO: The Egyptian publisher of a book supporting former UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei was released from custody Sunday a day after his arrest, a security source said. He…
Bird flu death toll reaches 34
CAIRO: Egypt's Ministry of Health announced the 34th bird flu-related death in the country, an 18-year-old woman from Fayoum.This comes one week after Minister of Health Hatem El-Gabaly lauded the…
Policeman gets 2 years in prison for assaulting physician in court
CAIRO: A policeman who assaulted a psychiatrist was sentenced to two years imprisonment on Sunday.The Damanhour Criminal Court found Ahmed Antar Ibrahim guilty of physically assaulting Dr Magda El-Adly from…
Security warns April 6 Movement against organizing Tuesday march
CAIRO: The Cairo Security Directorate warned the April 6 Youth Movement against holding demonstrations on Tuesday, April 6.The Directorate sent an official warning to members of the movement through the…
Hashish shortage in Egypt sparks plot theories
CAIRO: Egypt s market for the illegal drug hashish is going through a shortage that is stoking a wide variety of theories, many of them colored by a sense of…