Writers' festival offers insights into modern China
At first glance, a literary festival gathering dozens of writers from around the world may seem out of place in China, where censorship of the local media remains heavy.But The…
Mexican heritage on display in prints exhibition
A collection of 66 images by 17 Hispanic-American artists taken between 1972 and 2004 have reached Cairo, its first stop in the Middle East. The exhibition, titled "Contemporary Mexican Prints:…
Europe's military injustice
LONDON: The cost of sending troops and military hardware around the world to provide security when and where it is needed is causing major financial headaches across Europe. Indeed, Europe's…
Kidney for Sale
NEW HAVEN: World Kidney Day, to be held on March 12, is part of a global health campaign meant to alert us to the impact of kidney disease.Sadly, there is…
Economic crisis and regional integration
PRINCETON: Everyone now knows that we are in the worst economic crisis since the 1930's. The protectionist responses are sadly familiar: protests against foreign workers, demands for trade protection, and…
Taba day pronounced a national holiday
CAIRO: The Egyptian government has declared March 19 a national holiday to commemorate the return of Taba to Egyptian sovereignty in 1989 after being occupied by Israel.Schools, universities and other…
Hany Sorour, sister banned from traveling pending retrial
CAIRO: The Administrative Court of the State Council ruled Tuesday in favor of Prosecutor General Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud's request to ban MP Hany Sorour and his sister Nivan from traveling pending…
Zamalek refute Koffi 'blindness' claims
CAIRO: Zamalek quashed reports suggesting that winter signing Ollie Koffi is suffering from a permanent vision problem.It was rumored that the Ivorian striker, who was excluded from the previous five…
Al-Badri denies Barakat fine
CAIRO: Ahly assistant coach Hossam Al-Badri denied claims that Mohamed Barakat was fined following a red card in last weekend s league match with Police Union.Some reports in Egypt said…
Egypt call FIFA after Algeria-game reschedule
CAIRO: The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) are set to inform FIFA with the difficulty of facing Rwanda on June 10, after Algeria postponed their 2010 World Cup qualifiers meeting with…