Turbulence at the exits of Iraq
The flight path from Abu Dhabi to New York routes directly through Iraqi airspace, and from 32,000 feet, the Fertile Crescent is an oasis of calm. Streaks of dark green…
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 a…
Deep into the heart of Africa
Photography is a particularly strong medium when explored properly. Alas, it’s been fairly difficult to find a photography exhibition in Cairo without cliché and tired ideas. The recent exhibited works…
One on one with Jaime Mota
Born in Malaga in Spain, a life of travel and photography was more than Jesús Jaime Mota imagined. Or maybe it was exactly what he dreamed of while working part-time…
Peter Jackson's no-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…
ElBaradei in Mansoura to advocate change
EL-MANSOURA: As part of his campaign for political reform, National Coalition for Change leader Mohamed ElBaradei visited the Delta city of El-Mansoura Friday.After performing Friday prayer at a mosque, ElBaradei,…
US test-fires Trident missile in drill with Saudis
CAIRO: The United States test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads during a joint military exercise Wednesday with Saudi Arabia, a Western military official said.The Trident missile…
Manuela Thai Spa surprises Cairo spa goers
I am still feeling deliciously gooey after yesterday's deep tissue massage at Manuela Thai Spa but I will do my best to remain coherent.Mauela's greatest strength lies in the talented…