SCA to take legal action in mosque robbery case
CAIRO: The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) is taking legal action against the workers of Mengak Al Youssefi Mosque after some of the mosque's antiques located in the citadel area…
Amnesty urges global pledge on small weapons sales
LONDON: World governments should pledge to actively prevent sales of weapons that are likely to be used in human rights violations in a new arms treaty under negotiation, Amnesty International…
The United Nations want you to 'text for peace'
CAIRO: In an attempt to raise awareness about International Peace Day on Sept. 21, the United Nations is encouraging people to send messages to world leaders to promote peace.The campaign…
Duweiqa blame game begins
CAIRO: A game of pass the buck has begun between different governmental institutions to see who will shoulder the blame in the Duweiqa rockslide crisis.The Ministry of Social Solidarity began…
Computer game promotes killing Muslims by Americans
CAIRO: Controversy surrounding video games has resurfaced with the launch of Muslim Massacre, an Australian-made video game promoting the genocide of Muslims, causing international outrage by the Muslim community.According to…
Egypt surveys peace horizon 30 years after Camp David
CAIRO: Thirty years after Egypt and Israel signed the Camp David accords, which led to Israel s first peace treaty with an Arab nation, the Egyptian street is divided between…
Africa's Hard Black Gold
LAGOS: Few infrastructure services in the developed world may be as taken for granted as electric power. To consumers in industrialized countries, uninterrupted power supply is a given. Not so…
Female film company unveils Saudi Arabia
JEDDAH: In the summer of 2006, I partnered with my friend Dania Nassief to establish our own production company in Jeddah. We wanted to tell the world the stories hardly…
Tuberculosis or Hair Loss? Refocusing Medical Research
PRINCETON: In an ideal world, the amount of money we spend on medical research to prevent or cure a disease would be proportional to its seriousness and the number of…
Is the 9/11 era over?
A few days ago, the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 events was unusually calm. For the American people this year, the events seemed as if they were from a movie.…
