Ismaili close to signing Contractors' Zahran
Arab Contractors midfielder Ahmed Zahran is on his way to joining Ismaili in the near future, Dervishes board member Mohamed Salah Abou-Greisha said.Zahran, 29, has a contract at Green Mountain…
Police officers banned on Cairo University campus
CAIRO: The Cairo Administrative Court Tuesday issued a ruling that bans the presence of police officers on Cairo University's campus.The verdict obliges the university to employ civilian personnel as security…
Jordan's Queen Rania receives YouTube Award
AMMAN: Jordan s Queen Rania has received YouTube s Visionary Award for a daily video Web cast and blog in which she sought to challenge stereotypes of the Arab and…
Pope Shenouda bars prayers in Cairo hall after clashes
CAIRO: Coptic Pope Shenouda III has banned Christians from praying in a church-owned building in Cairo after sectarian clashes there with Muslims, state news agency MENA reported on Tuesday.Police arrested…
Education Series: Egyptian universities seek quality and accreditation
CAIRO: Outdated curricula, unqualified graduates, obsolete education methods and inefficient evaluation systems are some of the most common problems facing the higher education system in Egypt.Having identified these problems, the…
Morals and the meltdown
LONDON: After World War I, H.G. Wells wrote that a race was on between morality and destruction. Humanity had to abandon its warlike ways, Wells said, or technology would decimate…
A lasting poison
NEW YORK: Next year will mark the twentieth anniversary of the collapse of communism in Europe. Liberated from the complexity of knowing too much about the cruel past, the young…
The Karzai question
WASHINGTON, DC: I watched Barack Obama's victory speech in Kabul, where his campaign promises have had particular resonance. The stage is now set for Washington to send thousands more US…
In Focus: Sayed Imam and the Jihadists
CAIRO: Those who seek the truth and secrets of the mujahideen should read the document published a few days ago by Sayed Imam Al-Sharif, previously known as Dr. Fadl.I will…
Cairo International Film Festival's recommended movies of the day
Cut LooseDirector: Jan Verheyen. Starring: Pepijn Caudron, Sana Mouziane and Jaak Van Assche.Synopsis: Tom, a young and idealistic journalist, is about to settle with his girlfriend when his life and…
