In the spirit of rebellion
CAIRO: "My father is a Greek man. His roots are in Greece, but the Greek roots are somewhere between the Orient and the West, says Margarita Theodorakis, daughter of renowned…
Blatant benevolence
Jesus said that we should give alms in private rather than when others are watching. That fits with the commonsense idea that if people only do good in public, they…
Israeli-Palestinian venture crossing divides in life and on the Web
Nibbling doughnuts and deciphering computer code, the workers at this Internet start-up might be holding their weekly staff meeting in the same room - not on opposite sides of the…
What Ehud Olmert should – but probably didn't – tell George Bush
What Ehud Olmert should - but probably won't - tell George Bush last Wednesday in the White House.Thanks for seeing me, George. This may be my last meeting with you…
With a Grain of Salt: The way things are in the US
Hillary Clinton, who, not so long ago, was Barack Obama's arch-enemy, has started to display a lot of goodwill towards him. In fact, she's even enthusiastically trying to persuade her…
Egypt child labor a somber reality
CAIRO: Thirteen-year-old Essam Hussein spends his days lugging exhaust pipes in a little repair workshop in central Cairo, one of hundreds of thousands of children forced into labor to secure…
Minister of Culture says he's ready to visit Israel
JERUSALEM: Egypt s Culture Minister Farouk Hosni, who is a candidate to head UNESCO, said he was prepared to visit Israel, after stirring a row by saying he would burn…
Pope Shenouda undergoes successful thigh surgery in Cleveland
CAIRO: Pope Shenouda III, head of Egypt's Coptic Church, had a successful surgery to repair a broken thigh bone at the Cleveland Clinic in on Thursday."Pope Shenouda III, Pope of…