Om Kulthoum's necklace to be auctioned
LONDON: An antique necklace with some 1,888 pearls that belonged to music icon Om Kulthoum will go up for auction next month, Christie s said Monday.The nine-row necklace is expected…
In Focus: Suppressing the Muslim Brotherhood is not a solution
The Egyptian regime is mistaken if it thinks that it can exclude the Muslim Brotherhood from the political arena, not only because they are the only power with popular and…
To save lives, negotiate with the devil
Israel does not negotiate with terrorists. This truism is one of the biggest spins in the history of spinning. Israel has always negotiated with terrorists and will continue to negotiate…
Muslim identities and global change
The controversy in the UK over voluntary partial adoption of sharia to help solve domestic disputes within some Muslim migrant communities led to a storm of criticism of the Archbishop…
Re-Thinking Counter-Terrorism
Grim-faced border guards and tough security measures at international airports provide powerful reassurance that the developed world is spending hundreds of billions of dollars to protect against terrorism. But is…
Returning mummies to the tomb
CAIRO: A tourist guide is planning to launch a campaign to send back all the Egyptian mummies exhibited in museums to their original tombs.Targeting local cultural and antiquities authorities, guide…
Model EU students celebrate fruitful negotiations
CAIRO: After four days of hard work and negotiations, the participants of the International Model of the European Union (IMEU) 2008, got together for one last time celebrating what they…
Al-Ahram agency accused of removing Al-Badil ads
CAIRO: The Journalists' Syndicate's Freedoms Committee condemned what it described as the politically-motivated vandalism of Al-Badil newspaper's advertisements on public buses, the committee said in a statement. The Syndicate accused…
Abd Rabou welcomes Qatari offer, but targets Europe
CAIRO: Ismaili player Hosni Abd Rabou said he is open to the loan offer made by Qatar s Al-Sadd, but his main target is to move to a European club.Abd…