Reserve Reform
NEW YORK: Both China and the United Nations Commission on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial System have called for a new global reserve system. That issue should be…
We Don't Torture
NEW YORK: Asked in September 2006 whether there was anything wrong with the way American interrogators were handling "high-value prisoners in Guantánamo Bay, and elsewhere, President George W. Bush famously…
Basic needs in Gaza are yet to be met
GAZA: Nearly four months since the end of hostilities in Gaza, it is increasingly apparent that massive needs are going unmet, and reconstruction is stalled. Donors have pledged money for…
Word on the street: Egyptians react to upcoming Obama visit
CAIRO: US President Barack Obama's choosing Egypt for his keynote address to the Muslim world has been described by his advisors as "the next step in his effort to dispel…
Pope hails courage of Mideast Christians
AMMAN: Pope Benedict XVI urged Christians at an open-air mass in Jordan on Sunday to hold on to their faith in the Holy Land, a region long devastated by conflict…
Efforts continue to slaughter Egypt's pigs
CAIRO: Despite resistance from pig farmers and criticism from the World Health Organization (WHO), Egypt continued slaughtering the nation's pigs and will to do so until the end of May,…
Shikabala in hot water with Zamalek
CAIRO: Winger Mahmoud "Shikabala Abdel-Razeq has been left out of Zamalek s squad for the Egyptian Premier League game against Asyut Petroleum on Monday after pulling out of training without…
Egypt consider canceling Oman friendly
CAIRO: The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) are considering calling off the national s team friendly game against Oman.The Pharaohs are scheduled to face Oman on May 31 as they prepare…