SPORTS TALK: The last to arrive
The draw was conducted in Accra yesterday as we went to press so by now we should know who Egypt will be grouped with in the African Nations Cup beginning…
Ayman Nour retracts complaints against Mortada Mansour
CAIRO: Ayman Nour, prisoner and former opposition leader, retracted the four complaints he filed against Mortada Mansour, ex-president of Zamalek club, as a result of the latter's deteriorating psychological state,…
Abou Treika nominated for "World's Most Popular Footballer in 2007"
CAIRO: Egyptian playmaker Mohamed Abou Treika has been included in a list of 55 nominees from 31 countries issued by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) for…
Muslim convert and his pregnant wife missing, says lawyer
CAIRO: Two Egyptian converts to Christianity engaged in a legal battle against the Egyptian authorities have gone missing, sparking fears for their lives. Mohamed Hegazi and his pregnant wife Zeinab…
All hands on deck: NGOs unite to end poverty
CAIRO: Standing on the bank of the Nile, against a background of three buffeting felucca sails, Hisham El-Rouby, chairman of the Youth Association for Population and Development, told a story…
Report this from Sudan
Apostasy is the term applied to religious conversion by those who abhor it, who see conversion as a form of betrayal - of family, community, even nation. Underlying the accusation…
The Nobel message
Al Gore's Nobel Peace Prize is a fitting tribute to a world leader who has been prescient, bold, and skillful in alerting the world to the dangers of manmade climate…
The test of leadership
The public mood regarding the US-sponsored peace summit is quite negative. The leaders of Israel and Palestine are devoting time and energy to reducing expectations out of fear that the…
REFLECTIONS: Human Shields
As I flipped through the screenplay of My Name is Rachel Corrie (based on the words she left behind) I wondered how many people still remembered her.Confident that very few…
Mali band takes nomad plight on tour
In the world of rock n roll, it s always cool to be a rebel. The guitar-toting, ex-guerilla fighters of one band aren t pretending.Formed in exile in Algeria, trained…
