Modern art project befuddles 'uncool' Japanese town
Sitting in her quiet shoe store on the main shopping street of this far northern Japanese town, 79-year-old Yoshiko Sugawara wonders what exactly the huge red object was supposed to…
Syrians see an economic side to peace
Like most Syrians, Samer Zayat has no love for Israel. He was a little uneasy when Syria announced in late May that it was holding indirect talks on a peace…
Islamic finance in Tel Aviv?
LONDON: Intellectually, we Israelis all know that economic cooperation with our Arab brethren is a positive thing, a goal to strive for. But our business practices reflect little progress in…
The hidden costs of money
PRINCETON: When people say that "Money is the root of all evil, they usually don't mean that money itself is the root of evil. Like Saint Paul, from whom the…
27-year-old woman gives birth to septuplets
CAIRO: An Egyptian woman gave birth to septuplets early Saturday in the coastal city of Alexandria after taking fertility drugs to have a son, a hospital director said.Ghazala Khamis, 27,…
30 Egyptian doctors help in boosting Sierra Leone's medical services
FREETOWN: Sierra Leone has recruited 110 foreign doctors to improve medical services, practically doubling the number of doctors working in government hospitals, the Health Minister Soccoh Kabia said Friday. Thirty…
Women rising up the ranks in Middle East workplace
CAIRO: Fifty-one percent of women in the Middle East believe that their gender will not affect their chances of career advancement, a recent study found, indicating forward strides in the…
Imbaba, Egypt's most 'fertile' neighborhood, says report
CAIRO: Imbaba, an elaborate squatter area in Giza, Egypt, records 23,000 newborn babies annually, compared to the least fertile upscale Zamalek area with its 235 yearly births. According to a…
Prosecution orders release of 21-year-old blogger
CAIRO: A public prosecution office on Sunday ordered the release of a blogger detained for almost a month in Cairo's Tora prison. Mohamed Refaat Bayyoumy, a 21-year-old student of mass…
