Let developing nations rule
CAMBRIDGE: There is a silver lining for developing nations in the present crisis, for they will emerge with a much bigger say in the institutions that govern economic globalization. Once…
After pax Americana?
NEW YORK: It has become popular to suggest that when the dust settles from the global financial crisis, it may become clear that the United States-led post-war world has come…
Editorial: Egypt loses a publishing icon
CAIRO: "To die is to go into the collective unconscious, said German Nobel Laureate Herman Hesse; and what better way to do that than by spreading ideas.That was the mission…
Birell ad campaign triggers debate on Egyptian blogosphere
CAIRO: An advertising campaign which encourages men to drink a non-alcoholic beer to "be a man has triggered waves within the Egyptian blogosphere.The series of adverts created by Leo Burnett…
A slice of Egypt's forgotten military history
CAIRO: Apart from a 1933 Arabic manuscript by Prince Omar Tosson "The Heroic Acts of the Sudanese-Egyptian Orta in the Mexico War and a novel published in 2004 by Egyptian…
Egypt top cleric says Israel should end Gaza blockade
CAIRO: Egypt s top Muslim cleric, Mohamed Sayed Tantawy, has urged Israel to lift its blockade of Gaza, only days after saying he was unaware the Palestinian territory was under…
Ayman Nour demands access to prison mosque
CAIRO: Founder of Al-Ghad party and former presidential candidate Ayman Nour filed a report against authorities at Tora prison, accusing them of not implementing a court ruling allowing him to…
Annual hajj pilgrimage comes to a close
MECCA: Thousands of buses and cars streamed out of the holy city of Mecca on Thursday as nearly 3 million pilgrims ended their hajj pilgrimage and this year s journey…
Bedouin warn 'traitors' in their midst
CAIRO: Releasing a second statement in as many days, Bedouin tribes in Sinai sent a blunt warning to their own tribesmen working as informants for security forces, telling them in…
Al Ahly accuses Pachuca of spying ahead of Club World Cup match today
TOKYO: Egyptian club Al Ahly s coach Friday angrily accused Mexican side Pachuca of spying on a team training session ahead of their crucial Club World Cup clash. Three spies…