Egypt to unveil King Tut's 'family secrets' from DNA
CAIRO: Egypt is to unveil on Wednesday results of DNA tests carried out on the mummy of the enigmatic boy-king Tutankhamun in a bid to unravel the mystery concerning his…
'Valentine's Day' tops Valentine's Day weekend box office
Valentine s Day, a tale of break-ups and make-ups in Los Angeles opened with record-setting Valentine s Day weekend box office takings in North America, pulling in $52.4 million, estimated…
Challenging "West versus Islam" media paradigms
BRISTOL, England: At an international conference on "Islam and the Media organized by the Center for Media, Religion and Culture at the University of Colorado-Boulder in January, many of the…
The case against international financial coordination
CAMBRIDGE: When US President Barack Obama announced in late January his intention to seek tough new rules for banks, he wasn't expecting to make friends on Wall Street. We will…
A solution now for Cyprus
NEW YORK: For four decades, Ledra Street in the heart of Nicosia had been a symbol of a divided Cyprus. And then, two years ago this April, the wall that…
A renewed Zionism: A new case for peace
JERUSALEM: "Peace and "Zionism are two powerful concepts with histories that are inextricably tied up in the Arab-Israeli conflict. In trying to resolve the conflict, we tend to avoid talking…
Tanta workers joined by families in eighth day of protest
CAIRO: Wives and children yesterday joined workers from the Tanta Flax and Oils Company staging a sit-in, as the action entered its eighth day.Some 50 women and children joined the…
Experts blame media for Egypt-Algeria football riots
CAIRO: Four months after an Algeria-Egypt football match sparked large-scale riots and drew international attention, prominent journalists, academics, and others met to discuss the media's role in the incidents.The seminar,…
Education ministry to punish drafters of religiously-biased art exam
CAIRO: A representative of the Minister of Education Ahmed Zaki Badr's office called for "severe penalties to those responsible for drafting a religiously-biased preparatory school art exam in Beheira.Naguib Gobrael,…
Low-income citizens won't pay health insurance, says El-Gabali
CAIRO: Minister of Health Hatem El-Gabali said that low-income citizens will be a priority in the new health insurance draft law the ministry plans to propose at the People's Assembly.…