Shun or shine: Carter, Hamas, and pragmatic solutions to Islamism?
Since the publication of his controversial book, Palestine: Peace not Apartheid two years ago, former US President Jimmy Carter has incurred wholesale criticism from policy informants, think-tanks, and his closest…
Drug patents and Africa's failing infrastructure
Switzerland is about to become ground zero for the future of health policy in Africa. Next week, the World Health Organization s (WHO) Intergovernmental Working Group will convene in Geneva…
This Earth Day is Different
Earth Day, for some, is comparable to a sacred holiday, reminding us to tread carefully on nature s hallowed ground. For others, Earth Day serves as a starter on the…
With a Grain of Salt: An Ingenious Reader
Someone stopped me in the street the other day and with a sparkle in his eyes asked: "Is it true what you wrote about the Arab League's Secretary General Amr…
Government to raise public sector salaries by 20 pct
CAIRO: Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said the government will give public-sector employees a salary increase of at least 20 percent this year.In an interview with state-run Al-Messa, the prime minister…
Author of censored graphic novel condemns interrogation by vice police
CAIRO: Graphic novelist Magdy El-Shafee has condemned his interrogation by police in connection with a complaint about his graphic novel "Metro .In a statement published on his website, El-Shafee says…
Preference to sons causes divorce says CAPMAS
CAIRO: A new study by Egypt's Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) showed that there are 10,000 cases of divorce caused by the age-old preference of having sons…
Face-off continues over Damietta fertilizer plant
CAIRO: The face-off between the government and Damietta residents over the building of a fertilizer plant continued as residents attempt to pressure the government into relocating the plant.A conference was…
Sports Talk: Our greatest swimmer deserved better
The passing away of Abdel-Latif Abu Heif did not elicit the kind of response from the media or the public that an icon should be accorded. The death of the…
