With a Grain of Salt: No Problem at all!
I was astonished when my mobile phone bill was double the usual amount this month. When I checked the breakdown carefully, I realized that they had included last month's amount…
On the border between two languages
Ten years ago, when Dr. David Sagiv began preparing the Arabic-Hebrew - Hebrew-Arabic dictionary he recently completed, he was more optimistic than he is today. At that time, he and…
Iran is not the enemy
The axis of evil has no relevance for me when I think of Iran, a country I ve found to have a human, loving, hospitable face throughout 40 years of…
Generation Facebook
On any given day, the social networking site Facebook connects long lost friends and allows you to "poke attractive strangers you wish would be your friends. But in Egypt, Facebook…
At Cairo's Grand Hyatt, alcohol ban met with cheer and uncertainty
CAIRO: Saudi Arabian Sheikh Abdel Aziz Ibrahim, owner of the Cairo Grand Hyatt, banned alcohol in his hotel on Thursday, prompting the Hyatt's international management to order an explanation and…
Sports Talk: Why squash is not an Olympic sport
Once again our squash players have made us proud, the men and the women gaining respective first place finishes in the Hurghada Open. Rami Ashour and Omneya Abdel-Kawi produced a…
At least nine dead in tourist coach inferno
SUEZ: At least nine people were killed and 28 injured when a coach carrying European and North Americans overturned and caught fire in Egypt s Sinai peninsula on Thursday, a…
No Zamalek return for Saied
CAIRO: Ankaragucu s unsettled defender Ibrahim Saied insisted on Wednesday he won t return to Zamalek as long as the current board of directors is in charge.The Egypt defender is…