Sudan to conduct its own Darfur trial
CAIRO: The Sudanese Justice Minister says Sudan will be conducting its own trials for suspects involved in crimes in the wartorn Darfur region but gave no date.Abdel Basset Sabdarat says…
Banque Du Caire: Who's going to buy a bank now?
CAIRO: With major banks taking a severe beating by the global financial upheaval, experts say the Egyptian government lost out when it canceled the sale of Banque Du Caire ahead…
'Antigone' marks a promising start to Experimental Theater fest
The opening ceremony of the Cairo International Theater Festival was littered with the usual fan fair, sparkly gowns and flashing cameras. It commenced in the lush atmosphere of the Cairo…
For your information, there's more than one Rosetta Stone, says Egyptologist
CAIRO: An Egyptology researcher has called for the display of another original version of the Rosetta Stone at the entrance of the Egyptian Antiquities Museum, dismissing the official request by…
As peace talks sputter, Israelis and Palestinians eye Plan B
TEL AVIV: Over the past two decades of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, deadlines for peace agreements have come and gone with precious few treaties. Now, amid low expectations for an agreement before…
The Worst of All Worlds
COPENHAGEN: Have you noticed how environmental campaigners almost inevitably say that not only is global warming happening and bad, but also that what we are seeing is even worse than…
Who killed Wall Street?
CAMBRIDGE: You don't have to break a sweat to be a finance skeptic these days. So let's remind ourselves how compelling the logic of the financial innovation that led us…
Pharaons Rally ends in emotional finish
CAIRO: Seven Egyptian teams raced the highly competitive 3,000-km course against some of the best teams in the world, in the 2008 Pharaons Rally. Four of them, although without sponsors,…
Replace capitalism with Islamic financial system, says Qaradawi
DOHA: Muslims should take advantage of the global financial crisis to build an economic system compatible with Islamic principles, influential Sunni cleric Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi said on Sunday. The collapse…
