Finance Ministry to adjust new insurance law to fit budget
CAIRO: The Ministry of Finance has rejected the new medical insurance law proposed by the Ministry of Health for lack of financial resources, Dr Hamdy El Sayyed, head of the…
Ruminations on a jazz quartet
Bearing in mind it was the eve of Eid, it might be expected that Cyminology's ill-timed concert would attract little attention. However, by dint of reputation, as well as backing…
'Tis the season to be jolly
In a packed house at the Opera House last Sunday, acclaimed Egyptian mezzo-soprano Gala El Hadidi gave a show-stopping performance at the Opera's Main Hall, her third and final Christmas…
Americans glimpse the "real" Iran
In October 2007, we were part of a Muslim American delegation of peace and conflict resolution experts who went on a one-week trip to Iran to discuss ways in which…
Showdown in Bali
This month's international meeting in Bali will set a framework that will attempt to prevent the impending disaster of global warming/climate change. There is now little doubt that greenhouse gases,…
The banality of monarchic nostalgia
Televised historical dramas are often successful, yet critics are almost always astounded by their success. The public discussions around last Ramadan's King Farouk television series are still alive. In the…
Eid for the less fortunate is still full of smiles
ALEXANDRIA:: Fatheya Mahmoud makes a living by cooking and cleaning people's homes. She lives in a small room with her two children and two grandchildren. The room is part of…
Former publisher unable to attend media conference
CAIRO: Former publisher of Al-Masry Al-Youm and human rights activist Hisham Kassem was allegedly prevented from traveling to attend a Beirut conference on press freedom in the Arab world, according…
Threatened Qorsaya resident: I was born here and I'll die here
CAIRO: Some 100 residents of El-Qorsaya island gathered at the Journalists' Syndicate Sunday to raise awareness of government plans to evict them. Artist and island inhabitant Mohamed Abla exhibited photos…
