Religion takes center stage in custody battles
CAIRO: Unlike regular custody battles, over 50 cases currently being tried in Egypt's Family Courts are turning into religious conflicts. Christian men who converted to Islam are seeking custody of…
University Viral Hepatitis Campaign off to a strong start
CAIRO: Egyptian university students are fighgting back against the country's widedspread hepatitis problem, and their successful campus campaign is going nationwide this week. Egypt's National Committee for Control of Viral…
Environment Ministry promises to eradicate 'black cloud'
CAIRO: In its efforts to combat pollution, the Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs is launching an awareness campaign aimed at clearing the country's skies of the notorious "black cloud…
Boom, bust, and recovery in the world economy
NEW YORK: This global economic crisis will go down in history as Greenspan's Folly. This is a crisis made mainly by the United States Federal Reserve Board during the period…
Better than a troop surge in Afghanistan
CHICAGO, Illinois: Despite their differences over how to pursue the US war in Iraq, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama both want to send more American troops to Afghanistan. Both…
Teaching Auschwitz to the Palestinians
NABLUS, West Bank: As the road dips and rises through the Hebron hills, white etched with the glowing green of vineyards, the turn-off to Edna village is marked by the…
Palestine Film Festival opens in Toronto
The inaugural Toronto Palestine Film Festival (TPFF) opened to a packed audience last Saturday. Enthusiastic crowds came to see the Canadian premiere of Annemarie Jacir's critically acclaimed "Salt of this…
Chinese Opera House brings visually stunning "Turandot" to Cairo
The Cairo Opera House's Main Hall is currently hosting Giacomo Puccini's "Turandot performed by the China National Opera House. A visually stunning work of grand scale, this production features an…
Egyptian Philharmonic Society kicks off new season
The Egyptian Philharmonic Society (EPS) will be kicking off the 2008/2009 season with a concert at the Cairo Opera House's Small Theater tonight at 8 pm. Under the direction of…
Rachid urges "economic" dialogue
CAIRO: "I firmly believe the best way to formulate Egypt's strategic support packages for industry and trade during the next few months is through dialogue, Minister of Trade and Industry…
