No blank check for Paulson
NEW YORK: US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson's $700 billion rescue package has run into difficulty on Capitol Hill. Rightly so: it is ill-conceived.Congress would be abdicating its responsibility if it…
Marginalizing malaria
SAN FRANCISCO: Last fall, Bill and Melinda Gates sent shock waves through the global health community when they announced the audacious goal of eradicating human malaria from the face of…
Collaboration could transform the ME
JERUSALEM: The process for replacing Israel s prime minister began in earnest last week when the ruling Kadima Party held primary elections. As one would expect, candidates have been discussing…
In Focus: Death Fatwas
Over the past two weeks there has been an unprecedented flurry of religious edicts, sanctioning killing. It seems that Arab societies are at the threshold of a dark stage of…
China space mission lands after first spacewalk
BEIJING: Three Chinese astronauts made a jubilant return to Earth on Sunday after successfully completing the country s first-ever spacewalk mission, an event the premier hailed as a milestone in…
Ibrahim Eissa slapped with two months in prison
CAIRO: The Abbaseyya Appeals Court on Sunday rejected Al-Dostour editor-in-chief Ibrahim Eissa's appeal and sentenced him to two months imprisonment.Eissa himself was not in court during the court session, which…
INTERVIEW: A solution from an old friend: Greece considers legalizing workers' migration
CAIRO: Greek ambassador to Egypt Yannis-Alexis Zepos assumed his post in Cairo last year after a three-year stint as the permanent representative of Greece to NATO.In an interview with Daily…
Fire destroys Egypt's National Theater, two workers arrested
CAIRO: Central Cairo's Public Attorney on Sunday arrested two theater workers on suspicion of negligence and misuse of public funds that has led to the fire which gutted Egypt's National…
Court rules against former MP in bribery case
CAIRO: In a verdict seen as a positive step towards eradicating corruption, a Cairo Criminal Court ruled against a former member of the People's Assembly (PA) in a bribery case.…
Aboul-Ella set for league comeback
CAIRO: Zamalek midfielder Mohamed Aboul-Ella is set to make his return to domestic action against Tersana, following a five-month suspension.Aboul-Ella was suspended after waving inappropriate gestures to a contingent of…