A KHAWAGA'S TALE: The Baladi Bar takes over Cairo
After a year in the planning it is finally here. Researched by dedicated drinkers, the "Baladi Bar Flyer puts the 50 Downtown watering holes on the map and includes a…
IBM builds online version of China's famed Forbidden City
IBM on Friday opened online doors to a virtual version of the famed Forbidden City in China that served for centuries as an exclusive realm for the nation s emperors.The…
The one-state solution
JERUSALEM: In a recent report, peace now (an Israeli NGO) revealed that since President George W. Bush convened the Annapolis peace talks last November, the number of construction tenders issued…
In defense of international justice
MEXICO CITY: Not long after I took office as Mexico's foreign minister in 2001, a novel problem came across my desk. An Argentine naval officer who had resettled in Mexico…
Blame bad rules, not capitalism
With turmoil in the world's markets, politicians and commentators have been demanding more regulation and control of the financial sector. Their reaction is entirely predictable - but entirely wrong.This crisis…
Government won one round, but will not win the battle, says Ayman Nour
CAIRO: In a new escalation of his case, the founder of the opposition Ghad party Ayman Nour announced that a "surprising decision will be taken by the International Criminal Court…
Hammouda and Al-Baz fined LE 80,000 each for defamation
CAIRO: Cairo Criminal Court on Saturday ordered Adel Hammouda, editor-in-chief of Al-Fajr independent daily and Mohamed Al-Baz, to pay a fine of LE 80,000 as civil compensation for a case…
COMMENTARY: Let the Quran define itself
KUWAIT CITY: In the Arab world, it is held as an unadulterated truth that the Quran is best read in its original classical Arabic. But is keeping it closed off…
New lawsuit challenges mandatory premarital testing
CAIRO: Mandatory premarital medical testing is an inherently flawed and potentially counter-productive policy that contravenes basic rights, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) argued in a new lawsuit filed…
Internet safety: How parents can protect their children
CAIRO: In the USA, nine- to 17-year olds spend as much time online as they do watching TV, according to a survey by the National School Boards Association (NSBA) in…