Human Rights Require Stronger Institutions
PARIS: Sixty years ago this week, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the first international proclamation of the inherent dignity and equal rights of all people.…
The tragic cost of being unscientific
PRINCETON: Throughout his tenure as South Africa's president, Thabo Mbeki rejected the scientific consensus that AIDS is caused by a virus, HIV, and that antiretroviral drugs can save the lives…
Signs of hope in the Middle East
FLORIDA: There is both good and bad news regarding attitudes about peace in the Holy Land. A Gallup Poll released last week indicates that 63 percent of Israelis and 66…
Would-be actors dream of stardom at London 'Bollywood Academy'
Far from the glitz of Bollywood, young hopefuls in a small film studio in London are honing their acting skills and dreaming of making it big, in the latest sign…
A vague 'home' without an address
On a small glass doorway in Mounira's French Cultural Center hangs a poster with information on the exhibition "Home, a new show by young artist Ahmed Kamel. The enlarged, unframed…
Egypt's Arafa buys stake in Italian clothing firm
CAIRO: Egyptian garment maker and retailer Arafa Holding has bought a 35 percent stake in Italian textile firm Forall Confezioni S.p.A (Forall Group) for ?25.3 million ($34.07 million), Arafa said…
Iraqi 'shoe' reporter detained by PM security
BAGHDAD: A reporter who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush was being held for questioning by the Iraqi prime minister's guards, an Iraqi official said Monday, as Arabs…
Iran trying to dominate Mideast, says Aboul Gheit
CAIRO: Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit lashed out at the Iranian government on Sunday, accusing the Islamist regime of trying to dominate the Middle East.Aboul Gheit s statement signaled…
Physical, verbal brawls erupt in PA
CAIRO: Clashes erupted at the People s Assembly Sunday between members affiliated with the National Democratic Party (NDP) and Saad Aboud, of Al-Karama opposition party, as they discussed the Ministry…
