The tragic cost of being unscientific
PRINCETON: Throughout his tenure as South Africa's president, Thabo Mbeki rejected the scientific consensus that AIDS is caused by a virus, HIV, and that antiretroviral drugs can save the lives…
Human Rights Require Stronger Institutions
PARIS: Sixty years ago this week, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the first international proclamation of the inherent dignity and equal rights of all people.…
WORD ON STREET: A pair of shoes unites a humorous nation
CAIRO: "Did you see what happened to Bush? was the country's most commonly asked question on Monday, as conversations centered on the Iraqi journalist who threw his pair of shoes…
Court convicts 22 in Mahalla riots case
TANTA: The Tanta Emergency State Security Court on Monday sentenced 22 of 49 defendants to three and five years in prison for committing crimes during the protests of April 6…
Kefaya pressures Mostafa to stay for another year
CAIRO: Amid fears of an expected organizational vacuum, leaders of opposition movement Kefaya are pressuring the incumbent general coordinator Abdel Gelil Mostafa to remain in office for another year after…
Petrojet boss bashes Egyptian refereeing
CAIRO: Petrojet coach Mokhtar Mokhtar hit out at referee Tawfik Al-Sayed, who presided over the Egyptian League leaders 1-1 draw with Tersana on Thursday.The former Ahly assistant coach believes Al-Sayed…
Ismaili fed up with new signing
CAIRO: Ismaili boardroom decided to file a complaint against their newly-signed player John Jambo for persistently skipping training sessions. We decided to take action against the Nigerian player as a…
IDs to expire in seven years
CAIRO: Minister of Interior decreed that National IDs have to be renewed every seven years. Minister Habib El Adly said the computerized ID should be renewed with three months of…