Segregation blues
JERUSALEM: I spent the day in Nazareth recently, doing a story about Israeli Arabs in hi-tech, and when I got in the car with the (Jewish) photographer to leave, I…
No time to put climate science on ice
NAIROBI: The science of climate change has been on the defensive in recent weeks, owing to an error that dramatically overstated the rate at which the Himalayan glaciers could disappear.…
Ukrainian democracy and its cynics
MOSCOW - "A pox on both your houses may be an appropriate individual response to frustration with the political candidates on offer in an election. But it is a dangerous…
The future of Islam and democracy in Iran
Despite the systematic efforts of many commentators and media outlets to represent what is happening in Iran as a wholesale revolt against everything the Islamic Republic stands for, a sober…
Rate of swine flu cases declining, says health ministry
CAIRO: The rate of swine flu cases reported nationwide has been declining and will continue to do so until April, said Abdel Rahman Shahin, spokesman of the Ministry of Health.He…
Newcomers to France should sign 'no-burqa' clause, says minister
PARIS: Foreigners who come to live in France should sign a contract recognizing that the wearing of the full Islamic veil is banned, a minister said Sunday.The no burqa clause…
Appeals court upholds prosecution's decision to detain Qena rioters
CAIRO: The Qena Appeals Court upheld the prosecution's decision to detain 29 people accused of inciting riots in Nagaa Hammadi for 15 days pending investigations.The group appealed to the Qena…
Former minister facing corruption inquiry to pay back LE 340,000
CAIRO: Former housing minister Mohamed Ibrahim Soliman will return LE 340,000 he had received during his tenure as the head of the Petroleum Marine Services Company since July 2009.According to…
Zamalek give Ayew chance to play in World Cup
CAIRO: Ghana s versatile midfielder Ibrahim Ayew said he prefers to remain at Zamalek to preserve his chances of playing in the summer s World Cup.Reports in Ghana linked Ayew,…