Bond is back, leaner, meaner and more vulnerable than ever
This will probably upset most old-school James Bond fanatics, but I firmly believe that 2006's "Casino Royale was the best entry in the 46-year-old franchise. Yes, even better than the…
A 4,300- year-old pyramid discovered in Sakkara desert
CAIRO: A 4,300-year-old pyramid of a Pharaonic queen was discovered in Sakkara desert, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Zahi Hawass told reporters in a press conference on…
IN FOCUS: What Moderate Islamists Expect from Obama?
How will president-elect Barack Obama deal with moderate Islamists in the Middle East? That is the question that is preoccupying Islamists and Arab authoritarian regimes alike. Despite President Bush's tragic…
Obama and Iran
NEW YORK: While talking to an Iranian official in Tehran earlier this year, he reminded me of Ayatollah Khomeini's fondness for comparing the relationship between the United States and Iran…
The rest is an 'opinion'
LONDON: According to Hamas leaders, Palestinian President and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas has stood against any bilateral meetings between the two factions because he wants to end his term in…
Crisis is opportunity for green economy
UNITED NATIONS: As world leaders gather in Washington, they would do well to remember that we face two crises. The global financial crisis is most immediate; the more existential is…
Protestors demand release of Egyptian doctor from Saudi
CAIRO: Demonstrators in Cairo demanded that Saudi Arabia release an Egyptian doctor sentenced to prison and ordered to receive 1,500 lashes for malpractice.Family members, friends and colleagues gathered Tuesday at…
Helwan University students complain of state security intimidation
CAIRO: Two Helwan University students have filed a legal complaint against police officers they say physically assaulted them on the university campus.Nagy Kamel and Mostafa Shawqy, both engineering students and…
SPECIAL SERIES: EDUCATION: It's all about the grade in Egypt's American diploma
CAIRO: An exclusive group of students in Egypt could once call themselves recipients of an American Diploma. However, after an education ministry decree in 1997 that set criteria for offering…