Europe and the New World Order
BERLIN: Nov. 15, 2008, is a date to remember, because on that day history was made. For the first time, the G-20, the world's 20 leading economies, came together in…
Abdullah's interfaith initiative
DUBAI: Watching King Abdullah unveil a landmark interfaith initiative at the United Nations last month, one couldn't help but recall his visit to Vatican last year. He was doing something…
Beyond boots and bombs
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts: The terrorist attacks in Mumbai have dramatized how the urgent will often take precedence over the important for the incoming Barack Obama administration.The attacks have plunged relations between…
Decoding Egypt : On Charisma
The concept of charisma - derived from the Greek word for grace - has held a vital place in the vocabulary of social sciences since the German sociologist Max Weber…
Doctors' families demand Mubarak's intervention
CAIRO: Activists and family members of the two Egyptian doctors imprisoned in Saudi called on President Hosni Mubarak to intervene in the case. The group headed to the Abdeen Palace…
Activists protest blogger's detention
CAIRO: Members of the April 6 Movement are protesting the detention of a blogger who activists say was kidnapped by state security forces last month.According to the Free Mait website,…
Gaish table bid for Zamalek's Ali
CAIRO: Gaish have tabled a bid to sign Zamalek s veteran striker Abdel-Halim Ali in January, the Cairo giants football director Ahmed Refaat said on Wednesday. We will carefully consider…
Refaat denies involvement in Ismaili dispute
CAIRO: Zamalek football director Ahmed Refaat confirmed that the club is not involved in the ongoing dispute between the newly signed striker Islam Magdi and the youngster s former club…
