South American, Arab nations pledge trade and cooperation in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: Foreign ministers and envoys from South American and Arab countries vowed Thursday to increase cooperation and trade, while pledging to bolster Middle East security.Arab League Secretary-General Amr…
Four day Cairo ICT forum launches Sunday
Cairo: The Cairo Conference Center in Nasr City will host the 2008 Cairo Internet and Communication Technology (ICT) forum February 24-27. The forum, which has run annually since 1996 and…
Egypt's first graphic novel captures the zeitgeist
Words and ideas seem to float out of Magdy El Shafee like steam under the lid of a saucepan - a sort of gentle chaos surrounds the pharmacist turned graphic…
Scrap "battle of ideas" talk
Washington, DC - Notably absent from the presidential primary campaign is serious discussion on how to implement an effective long-term strategy for protecting the United States from future terrorist acts.…
Amnesty program a qualified Success
Earlier this month, Israel removed 32 members of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, Fatah s military wing, from its list of wanted men, and has extended a probation period for 220…
Reinventing sharia
The Archbishop of Canterbury is an immensely intelligent and thoughtful figure. His comments on Feb. 7 were his contribution to the difficult issues surrounding community cohesion and how to quell…
With A Grain of Salt: Those who discard the past, have no future
What a bright idea to include in the ID card of Muslim converts to Christianity that they are "former Muslims . It's exactly the same with street signs. Some signs…
Living with the silent killer
CAIRO: About one year ago, 37-year-old Nagat Farag was diagnosed with a slight flu. Some weeks later she still seemed exhausted and had no appetite for food. Sayyed took his…
Hasbro pulls countries from Monopoly site after Israel flap
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island: Monopoly, the iconic game of capitalism, has been drawn into the dispute over Jerusalem.Hasbro Inc. issued an apology Thursday after an employee, responding to complaints from pro-Palestinian…
FGM victim's doctor to be tried in March
CAIRO: The first week of March will see the trial at the Minya criminal court, of the doctor who was involved in the circumcision procedure that resulted in the tragic…