Agogo back to Zamalek training
CAIRO: Zamalek striker Junior Agogo has rejoined his teammates in training, following his absence from Friday s session. The muscular player deliberately skipped training on Friday after he had found…
Tunnels disappear as Gazans struggle
RAFAH, Gaza: All day along the Rafah border Saturday, houses shook and shuttered as Israeli jets continued their three-week old campaign against the intricate network of smuggling tunnels that crisscross…
Healthy Ministry shuts down hospital for illegal abortions
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health ordered the closure of Al-Andalous Hospital in Heliopolis because physicians there reportedly perform illegal abortions. The private practice department at the Ministry of Health discovered…
First group of volunteer doctors return from Gaza
CAIRO: The Doctors' Syndicate welcomed the first group of doctors who returned from Gaza after volunteering in the hospitals of the war-torn Strip. At a press conference at the Doctors'…
Word On The Street: Mixed views on Israel's unilateral ceasefire
CAIRO: On Sunday at 2 am, the Israeli military declared a unilateral ceasefire, bringing a halt to military operations in Gaza after 22 days of fierce assaults.Hours later, Hamas reportedly…
In search of the high ground
WASHINGTON: Jews worry for a living; their tragic history compels them to do so. In the next few years, there will be plenty to worry about, particularly when it comes…
The climate change safari park
COPENHAGEN: As Barack Obama prepares for his inauguration, it is worth contemplating a passage from his book "Dreams from My Father. It reveals a lot about the way we view…
How to help Pakistan
LAHORE:International attention has focused on Pakistan like never before in the weeks following the Mumbai attacks. To quote Bruce Riedel, a former CIA officer and adviser to President-elect Barack Obama,…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: Maadi church bridges east-west gap through art
I've always had a nose for a party, and on Jan. 29, St. John's Church in Maadi is transforming into a caravansary for Egyptian and foreign artists, staging an exhibition…
Nurturing young IT minds key in times of financial turmoil, says Microsoft exec
CAIRO: "Great innovations are happening in the dorm rooms not in the board rooms, Joe Wilson, director of Academic Initiatives for Developer and Platform Evangelism at Microsoft Corporation, told Daily…
