Refugee films that hit home
The huge number of Sri Lankans who have been uprooted due to the crackdown on the Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) by the government has made headlines recently. So has…
The bumpy road Ahead
CAMBRIDGE: If stock market and interest-rate spreads are to be believed, America's economy has seen the worst and may be on its way to a slow recovery. But the troubles…
Can business be ethical?
MELBOURNE: Something new is happening at Harvard Business School. As graduation nears for the first class to complete their Master of Business Administration since the onset of the global financial…
Religion as a language of communication and conflict resolution
JERUSALEM: Of particular note in President Obama s impressive speech to the gathering jointly hosted by Cairo University and Al Azhar, was his use of religion as a language of…
COMMENTARY: Will we get through the H1N1 pandemic 'together'?
CAIRO: When I arrived in Cairo earlier this year, I was struck by the feeling of community. Even in a crowded and continually growing city of 20 million, I've found…
Poll shows dissatisfaction with job creation efforts
CAIRO: Egyptian youth are mostly pessimistic about employment opportunities in Egypt, according to a recent survey by The Gallup Poll. Although young Egyptians believe that they can help their country…
Gabaly and Nazif confirm no plague cases in Egypt
CAIRO: Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif and Minister of Health Hatem El-Gabaly said that Egypt is plague-free despite its appearance in the Libyan city of Tabarak, 50 km west of the…
Egyptian to head United Nations Information Center in Beirut
CAIRO: Egyptian national Bahaa Elkoussy was named director of the United Nations Information Center in Beirut. The Beirut center is responsible for providing information and communication in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan…
State Council upholds ruling on illegal security on Cairo University campus
CAIRO: Overturning a February 2009 administrative court ruling, Cairo's State Council on Tuesday held that the presence of interior ministry security on Cairo University's campus is illegal.The ruling upholds the…
Three new cases of H1N1 flu surface in Egypt
CAIRO: Egypt's Ministry of Health announced three new cases of swine flu on Tuesday afternoon, pushing the total number of reported cases up to 26. Health Ministry Spokesman Abdel Rahman…