Prophet Mohammed's tomb pearl carpet sells for $5.458 mln
DOHA: A pearl-studded carpet believed to have been created in India more than 100 years ago as a gift for the tomb of the Prophet Mohamed was sold in Qatar…
Contents of Versace's home sell for 7m pounds in London
The contents of fashion designer Gianni Versace's opulent villa on the shores of Italy's Lake Como sold in London Wednesday for more than £ 7 million, Sotheby's auction house said.Over…
With a Grain of Salt: In search of Islamic terrorism?
I have industriously been searching for the type of terrorism that the West associates with Islam; the type of terrorism that is considered the greatest danger threatening the future of…
The transition to sustainability
NEW YORK: The global economic crisis will be with us for a generation, not just a year or two, because it is really a transition to sustainability. The scarcity of…
Egypt caught in the middle
Egypt has come under a barrage of criticism due to its reluctance to keep open its border with Gaza despite humanitarian appeals. Critics also wonder how the largest and one…
Editorial: I want my kidney back please
There is no weapon of mass destruction worse than poverty. Tragically, for some Egyptians, selling a kidney is the only way out, destroying not only their bodies, but also their…
INTERVIEW: Musa Mayer talks on being a breast cancer survivor, advocate
CAIRO: Ever since surviving breast cancer 20 years ago, Musa Mayer has devoted her life to raising awareness about the disease, specifically metastatic breast cancer (MBC), which is "what happens…
Struggling to practice Arabic in Egypt
CAIRO: It was a simple question that I know I posed correctly in Arabic."What time does the movie 'Stolen Kisses' begin? I asked the guy at the ticket booth in…
Commentary: Enough with the questions
There is a way for me to become famous. My name will frequently appear in America's leading newspapers, where I will be invited to contribute my valuable opinion to their…
Rights group ANHRI protests police intimidation
CAIRO: The Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) called on the interior ministry to put an end to harassment and intimidation against it in a statement released on Thursday.ANHRI…
