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…
Ahmadinejad's wife urges Egypt first lady to intervene over Gaza
TEHRAN: The wife of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has urged Egypt s first lady to use her influence to secure help for Palestinians in Gaza, in a letter to Suzanne…
Egypt hosts Gaza summit after ceasefire declared
CAIRO: Even before Israel had announced its ceasefire in Gaza on Saturday night, which took effect at 2 am local time Sunday, Egypt had already called for a conference on…
Dozens of bodies found in Gaza rubble as truce punctured
GAZA CITY: Israeli troops and Palestinian fighters exchanged their first shots on Sunday in Gaza, where dozens of bodies were pulled from the rubble after Israel ended a deadly war…
Aboul Gheit dismisses US-Israeli anti-smuggling deal
CAIRO: Egypt's foreign minister on Saturday dismissed a US-Israeli agreement aimed at cutting off weapons smuggling into the Gaza Strip, raising questions about how effective it would be in preventing…
