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…
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…
