Sci Tech Scene: Games Review: Action heroes
I don t envy video game designers who have to work on movie tie-ins. Artists have to duplicate the look of a film with a much smaller budget. Writers have…
Weekly Stock Review: Bourse extends losses to regain strength at the end of the week
CAIRO: After rising 3.6 percent since May 22, the bourse broke at the beginning the week its six-day winning streak on profit taking. Egypt's benchmark CASE30 index extended losses for…
Changing the face of furniture in Egypt
CAIRO: Making your way through the crowds at Furnex 2008, it is obvious that interest in furniture in Egypt has grown and the exhibitions that were once only targeted at…
With a Grain of Salt: Israel . Oasis of democracy
Israel is the oasis of democracy in the region, yet Israeli daily Haaretz is relentless in its criticism of the government, the occupation and the discrimination against the Palestinian people.…
African American Muslim women are a rare gift
African American Muslim women are a rare gift in that we have a unique perspective on what it means to be Muslim in the United States. Our historical references as…
Government Accountability or Government Accounting?
When Nicolas Sarkozy's government spokesperson announced that each minister's performance would be assessed according to criteria set by a private auditing firm, he probably did not expect to elicit a…
Israel-US relations: What's a little distance between friends?
George W. Bush is learning that being Israel s friend doesn t necessarily mean that Israel agrees with your policies. Just days after the US President likened people who advocate…
Owners of Isna's tourism shops on hunger strike
ISNA: Owners and workers of shops catering to tourism in southern Egyptian have held a sit-in to demand that Nile River cruise ships dock in their town.More than 200 people…
Tantawy reiterates his support for death penalty
CAIRO: The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Sheikh Mohamed Sayyed Tantawy, has again rejected calls for the abolition of the death penalty, saying that the death penalty is a legal punishment…
Another murder raises fears of sectarian strife
CAIRO: Hundreds of Copts demonstrated yesterday in Samalout, Minya, following the murder of a Copt. At the same time, in Nazlet El Seman, Giza, a fire broke out on the…