Ahly to rest key men against Gouna
CAIRO: Egyptian Premier League champions Ahly will face Gouna without a number of key players as manager Hossam Al-Badri intends to rest his key men. The Reds said that Egypt…
Muslims pray in a Sarajevo monastery
SARAJEVO: A group of young Bosnian Muslim students from the Faculty of Islamic Studies at the University of Sarajevo recently performed their evening prayer in a Franciscan monastery in Sarajevo.…
What's in a BRIC?
SAO PAULO: Brazil, Russia, India, and China recently held their second annual summit in Brasilia. Journalists continue to lavish attention on these so-called “BRIC” countries, but I remain skeptical of…
Political groups condemn request to renew emergency law
CAIRO: Twenty political groups have signed a joint statement condemning the request to renew Egypt’s state of emergency for another two years, submitted to parliament by the ruling National Democratic…
Iraqi forces 'negligent' after mass attacks kill 110
BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces faced charges of negligence on Tuesday after insurgents killed 110 people in a devastating wave of attacks in five cities the previous day, Iraq's bloodiest this…
Remembering the importance of forgetting
SINGAPORE: “Be careful what you post on Facebook,” US President Barack Obama warned American high school students this past September. “Whatever you do, it will be pulled up again later…
Let Turkey take part
ANKARA: Amid talk of renewed efforts towards peace in the Middle East, discussion regarding the Syrian-Israeli track in particular is growing. Though an agreement to even restart talks has yet…
PA speaker criticizes educational system
CAIRO: Parliament speaker Ahmed Fathi Sorour criticized educational policies in Egypt as the People’s Assembly discussed a report by the education committee on Thanawiya Amma, Egypt’s Secondary Certificate. Sorour, who…
Kuwait deportees still unemployed, await resolution
CAIRO: Walid Nasr, an Egyptian residing in Kuwait, was supposed to get engaged in three months. However, his plans went awry after he was deported from Kuwait for attempting to…
Solar dream' takes shape in Middle East deserts
Environmentalists' dreams of a 100 percent renewable energy future are beginning to take shape in the deserts of the Middle East, according to leading industry experts. In an ambitious €400…