Kosher comics prove hit with Israel's Haredi Jews
A far cry from the thrills of Spiderman and the sexy glam of Lois Lane, chaste and religious comics have become a hit among ultra-Orthodox Jews determined not to pollute…
Destination: Beyoncé
The in-flight entertainment for Friday's charter flights did a lot more than get passengers hyped up about their travel plans, it prepped them for their destination: Beyoncé.With monitors displaying a…
The "What If?" of 1989
NEW YORK: For weeks, the scene has been re-played on TV screens around the world, as if the events were breaking news: joyous Berliners dancing atop the infamous Wall, toppled…
J Street: pro-Israel, pro-Palestine, pro-peace
WASHINGTON, DC: The J Street conference was by any account a tremendous success. For the first time ever, a pro-Israel organization convened in Washington to voice constructive criticism of the…
The tragedy of Egyptians
The latest train tragedy in Egypt, a collision that killed 18 and wounded tens, wasn't surprising; it came following a series of fatal train accidents, the most deadly of which…
Gore, Sharif talk environment
CAIRO: The American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (AmCham Egypt) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) hosted the first Egyptian Business Summit on Climate Change which took place on…
Winners of SIFE World Cup 2009 discuss Warraq project
CAIRO: Students from the French University in Egypt (FUE) became the first Egyptian and Arab team to win the Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) World Cup 2009 for the best…
Police colonel gets 5 years for causing permanent disability to mentally challenged man
ALEXANDRIA: Relatives of a mentally disabled man who was brutally assaulted in a police station last year were relieved on Saturday after offending police colonel Akram Suleiman was found guilty…
Christian arrested for holding group prayer in his home
CAIRO: A Christian man has been arrested for organizing a group prayer in his home.Ishaq Ibrahim, a researcher on freedom of religion with the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR),…
Shabana makes Egyptian squash history, lifts fourth Squash World Open title
KUWAIT CITY: Egypt's Amr Shabana won a fourth World Open title on Saturday defeating compatriot and defending champion Ramy Ashour 11-8, 11-5, 11-5.An angry Ashour was in tears at the…