Yusuf Islam, once Cat Stevens, releases song for Gaza
Singer-songwriter Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, released on Sunday a charity song whose proceeds will go towards assisting Palestinians in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.The new recording of the…
Fuddle at Sakia's first electronic fest
Two consecutive evenings earlier this week marked the premiere of El-Sawy Culture Wheel's first Electronic Music Festival. As the independent music scene attempts to reinvent itself and seek diversity, such…
Decoding Egypt: The decline of Egypt's soft power
CAIRO: Amidst Israel's war on Gaza, top Egyptian officials were busy with what they considered to be another more important war waged on their regime by a number of Arab…
South Asia at war
CAMBRIDGE: Last month's terrorist assault in Mumbai targeted not only India's economy and sense of security. Its broader goal was to smash the India-Pakistan détente that has been taking shape…
Arab leaders: caught between emotionalism and realism
CAIRO: Last week it seemed obvious that Arabs had split into two camps. On one side were the radicals meeting in Doha, surprisingly headed by Qatar and joined by countries…
Railway workers' strike paralyses major transport artery
CAIRO: Railway workers went on strike for the second time in a week on Tuesday, bringing trains throughout Egypt to a standstill.Signalmen, switch operators and crossing guardsmen began the three-hour…
Report highlights journalists' offenses against colleagues
CAIRO: Egyptian journalists are subject to slander by their counterparts, a report by the Andalus Institute for Tolerance and Anti-Violence Studies revealed. According to Doaa Qassem, executive secretary of the…
PA health committee denied carcinogenic food inquest reports
CAIRO: Hamdy El-Sayyed, head of the Doctors' Syndicate and chairman of the People's Assembly's (PA) health committee, denied news reports claiming that the committee is discussing a complaint regarding the…
State Council approves the new organ transplant law
CAIRO: The State Council approved the new organ transplant draft law and referred it to the Ministry of Health before it is discussed at the People's Assembly (PA).The new law…