Harvard Alumni discuss reshaping future of education, economy
CAIRO: The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) fourth annual Arab World conference drew the region's intelligentsia in the fields of finance, economics, education and the media, among others. Held in Cairo…
COMMENTARY: Fever Dreams: Obama's visit and the future of the Mideast
Last week I awoke from a fever dream in Zamalek, sleepwalking, believing the ceiling was about to collapse on me. Still asleep, I rushed from the bedroom blindly through the…
Cairo University prepares to host Obama
CAIRO: Cairo University has postponed student exams set for this Thursday and the Egyptian president s security service took over the campus in anticipation that President Barack Obama will address…
Ismaili chairman gives up on Fadl
CAIRO: Ismaili chairman Nasr Aboul-Hassan said that the club will no longer try to persuade Mohamed Fadl to stay with the team.The striker s contract with the Dervishes will expire…
Abdul-Fattah extends Ittihad stay
CAIRO: Ittihad left back Mahmoud Shaker Abdul-Fattah has penned a two-year extension with the coastal club, who agreed on his financial demands.The veteran defender insisted to sign a first-category contract…
Officials push for ouster of Egyptian handball president
GENEVA: Top officials at the International Handball Federation are pushing for the ouster of president Hassan Moustafa when he seeks a third term in office next week.Peter Muehlematter and Christer…
Website documents Google Book debate
Custom publishing website SharedBook on Wednesday invited interested parties to document their views on the legal controversy surrounding Google s book search project. Until now, discussions on the Google Book…
Mokhtar makes Petrojet U-turn
CAIRO: Mokhtar Mokhtar backtracked on his decision to resign from his post as Petrojet coach after being convinced to stay on by the club s chairman. Chairman Tag Al-Din Moharam…
Obama draws line on Israeli settlements before Abbas talks
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has drawn a line on Israeli settlement expansion before he met Thursday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as part of his urgent quest to revive…