Genetic love matches go cheek swab to cheek swab
Looking for love? Try leaning in for a ... cheek swab.A couple of genetic testing companies are promising to match couples based on the DNA testing, touting the benefits of…
Balinese massage works wonders
I've had my share of relaxing massages, but rarely one as thorough as what I was treated to at the InterContinental CityStar's Lifestyles spa.I chose the Balinese massage hoping it…
UAE's Dubai may see growth of 5 pct in '09
DUBAI: Dubai, hit hard by a property downturn in the wake of the financial crisis, may see growth of 5 percent in 2009, a ruling council member said on Friday.…
Bhandarkar's women-centric films 'hold a mirror to society'
Films offer an opportunity to escape from reality, to be transported into a dream world, but Indian filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar takes the road less traveled by, his films often a…
Birds that never fly
Egyptian director Magdy Ahmed Ali's "Nile Birds is only the second feature based on a work by great Egyptian author Ibrahim Aslan, and the first in 18 years since Daoud…
Forging a European Worldview
WARSAW: Some complain that the European Union lacks a "worldview. In fact, the EU's problem is that it has too many of them. Europeans' common experiences and interests mean that…
Contraception won't solve climate change
Rehash old fears and update them with the alarmist topic du jour - that s the recipe for the United Nations Population Fund s annual report this Wednesday dedicated to…
Palestine after Abbas?
RAMALLAH: A political leader's decision not to seek re-election usually triggers fervent discussion about potential heirs. Yet, President Mahmoud Abbas's withdrawal from the presidential election scheduled for Jan. 24, 2010,…
Commentary: National pride doesn't rest in a game
The ongoing debacle over the Egypt-Algeria World Cup qualifiers is childish and sad. It not only reflects badly on the values of today's society but also upon the respective governments…
Eyewitnesses report attacks in Sudan after WC decider
CAIRO: Angry and tired, many Egyptians who traveled to Sudan to watch the crucial World Cup qualifier between Egypt and Algeria claimed that the attacks they were subjected to were…