Avatar and empire
NEW YORK: Do nations have psychological processes - even Freudian processes, such as collective egos that can be injured, and repressed guilt feelings that can well up from the collective…
Stop the politicization of Islam in Switzerland
LAUSANNE, Switzerland: The year 2010 has started off as a difficult one for Muslim-European relations. Switzerland's Nov. 29 referendum banning the construction of minarets is still producing an outcry in…
Palestine must be a secular state
WASHINGTON, DC: As Palestinians press the international community to live up to its commitment to ensuring the establishment of an independent Palestine alongside Israel, conversation is intensifying about the character…
Students lend a helping hand to cancer rehabilitation center
CAIRO: What started as a casual conversation over lunch ended with LE 5 million raised in funds for a cancer rehabilitation center for children in a record period of three…
Alaa Mubarak supports national football team
CAIRO: In a telephone interview with terrestrial TV show "Sabah El-Kheir ya Masr (Good Morning Egypt) Sunday, President Hosni Mubarak's older son Alaa said that Egyptians will continue to back…
Commerce Syndicate members protest against five-month pension delay
CAIRO: One thousand members of the Commerce Syndicate held a protest Saturday in front of the syndicate s headquarters in Abassiya demanding the approval of a draft law they had…
Amodu satisfied after Nigeria pip Algeria to bronze
BENGUELA: Nigeria pipped Algeria 1-0 to claim the third place honors at the Africa Cup of Nations here on Saturday.Obinna Nsofor scored the match winner in the 55th minute when…
Ahly, Zamalek interested in Zambia midfielder
CAIRO: Cairo duo Ahly and Zamalek are tracking Zambia s attacking midfielder Rainford Kalaba, FilGoal.com understands.Egyptian champions Ahly have tabled a ?450,000 bid to sign Kalaba from Portuguese side Sporting…
Eight Egyptians die as fishing boat sinks off Libya
CAIRO: Eight Egyptian fishermen drowned when their boat capsized off the Libyan coast, an Egyptian security official told AFP on Friday.The small fishing boat had left the Egyptian port town…