Mido banned from facing Middlesbrough
CAIRO: A new English FA regulation will prevent Wigan Athletic striker Mido from facing his original club Middlesbrough, The Evening Post newspaper confirmed.The Egyptian, who joined Middlesbrough in 2006, was…
Mideast conflict costs Egyptians $1,300 annually, says report
CAIRO: Reaching sustainable peace in the Middle East would increase the average Egyptian household s annual income by $500, a recent report said. Released in January the Cost of Conflict…
New film tackling Coptic divorce sparks controversy
CAIRO: Controversy has enveloped the upcoming film Wahed Sifr (One-Zero) which tackles the thorny issue of marriage and divorce in Christianity.Starring Elham Shahin, it tells the story of a divorced…
Lawyers threaten nationwide strike over syndicate elections
CAIRO: The steps of the Lawyers' Syndicate will witness another protest today as members of the "Committee of the 100 continue to demand a speedy review of the syndicate voters'…
Two men referred to state security for distributing Bibles at Cairo Book Fair
CAIRO: Egyptian state security police arrested two Christian men on Sunday at the Cairo International Book Fair for distributing Bibles to passersby, Naguib Gobrael, lawyer and head of the Egyptian…
Woman alleges police torture, files complaint to Prosecutor General
CAIRO: A woman who alleges that she was tortured has reported the incident to the Prosecutor General's office despite threats of physical harm against her and her family if she…
Davos man's depression
NEW YORK: For 15 years, I have attended the World Economic Forum in Davos. Typically, the leaders gathered there share their optimism about how globalization, technology, and markets are transforming…
Europe's dangerous banalities
JERUSALEM: Europe's vocation for peacemaking and for international norms of behavior is bound to become the base upon which Barack Obama will seek to reconstruct the transatlantic alliance that his…
Jews and Arabs join hands for peace
KFAR KARA, Israel: At the junction of the Arab village of Kfar Kara, Arabs and Jews stood in a peaceful demonstration, wearing white scarves and holding olive branches. They held…
Nat Muller: A foreign portrait of Cairo arts
Nat Muller spent nine months in Cairo as the first curator in residence of the Townhouse Gallery. Her experiences in the Middle East began with her undergraduate studies in Tel…
