10 most groundbreaking graphic novels of all time
The comics mania is in full swing this week in Egypt. A workshop by German comic-book illustrator Künstlern Isabel Kreitz and Egypt's Magdy El-Shafaie (author of "Metro, Egypt's first graphic…
Egypt unveils P haraonic 'brain drain' bed
CAIRO: Egyptian antiquities authorities on Thursday revealed an ancient Pharaonic embalming bed unearthed from a mysterious tomb near Luxor used to prepare bodies for mummification more than 3,000 years ago.The…
Love in the time of the revolution
A complex tale of love, loss, and human desire, set against the emergence of Gamal Abdel Nasser's new Egypt, unfolds effortlessly in Bahaa Taher's "As Doha Said. Bahaa Taher won…
Stolen antique paintings retrieved, says ministry
CAIRO: Nine antique paintings that were stolen earlier this month were retrieved by police officials after they were tipped off by an "anonymous phone call, an official statement released by…
Not every day is Purim
WASHINGTON, DC: A colloquial Hebrew expression says "not every day is Purim , which can loosely be translated to "you can't fool all the people all the time .Israelis -…
Seeking an end to the international double standard
BETHLEHEM: The international community employs a double standard in its reaction to Palestinian and Israeli extremism. While the democratically elected Hamas government in Palestine is shunned for its refusal to…
A warrant of hypocrisy
LONDON: Earlier this month, the International Criminal Court (ICC) upheld the request of the court's chief prosecutor to issue an arrest warrant for Omar Al-Beshir, the President of Sudan, charging…
Egypt pressured to end underground organ trade
CAIRO: The poverty of Cairo's slums forced a young couple to sell nearly everything they had. When that wasn't enough, each of them sold a kidney.The clandestine pre-dawn operation in…
Suzanne Tamim verdict due May 21
CAIRO: The Cairo Criminal Court will announce its verdict in the murder trial of Lebanese singer Suzanne Tamim on May 21.The trial attracted public and media attention because it involves…
Al-Sayed rejects Azhar Sheikh's fatwa on death row organ transplants
CAIRO: Hamdy Al-Sayed, chairman of Doctors' Syndicate, disagreed with a recent proposal by the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Mohamed Sayed Tantawy, allowing the use of organs belonging to criminals on…