Bush meets Abbas in Ramallah, says he'll press Palestinians on attacks
RAMALLAH: US President George W. Bush arrived at Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's headquarters on Thursday for his first-ever visit to the Palestinian territories, saying he won't be shy about pushing…
Emam, Abdullah out of Cup match
CAIRO: Zamalek captain Hazem Emam was dropped from his squad for the Egyptian Cup game with Maleyet Kafr Al-Zayat on Friday.The 32-year-old playmaker was initially named in a 20-man squad…
Weary Egypt unlikely to reach summit again
CAIRO: Weariness could be the biggest threat to Egypt when they defend the African Nations Cup in Ghana. Heavy legs and tired minds were evident when Cairo club giants Al-Ahly…
Black magician arrested in Embaba
CAIRO: Al Giza police arrested black magician Layla Ahmed Hassan, also known as Om Gihan, Al Gomhuria newspaper reported Wednesday.The 51-year-old Embaba sorceress made a living by claiming she had…
AUC 8 Sudanese trial postponed to March 5
CAIRO: The trial of eight Sudanese men, charged with involvement in the murder of Malea Fealjour Bekam and injury of Nasser Bil Leel, who is also a defendant, began Tuesday…
Cairo to Cape Town by bike
CAIRO: Most of us are partial to the occasional daydream during work, planning out the weekend perhaps or even the ideal holiday. But it is probably safe to say that…
After Bhutto
The world will long remember Benazir Bhutto as a modern Muslim woman who served two terms as Pakistan's first woman prime minister: bright, attractive, articulate, talented, courageous, charismatic, an astute…
Defending America's 'Freedom Agenda'
Former Syrian MP and political prisoner Mamoun Al-Homsi, Kurdish activist Djengizkhan Hasso of the Executive Council of the National Assembly of Kurdistan, and I recently met with President George W.…
The year of the 'China Model'
It will be China's year in 2008. The Olympic Games - no doubt perfectly organized, without a protester, homeless person, religious dissenter, or any other kind of spoilsport in sight…
Musings: Back to Sudan
On Jan. 2, 2008 President Mubarak inspected hundreds of Egyptian troops ahead of their deployment in the war-torn Darfur region of neighboring Sudan to join a UN-African peacekeeping force in…
