A KHAWAGA'S Tale: Making friends in Cairo
Firstly, my editor, Smokin' Joe Fahim, said I must congratulate Manchester United and all their Cairo fans on a stunning upset against Chelsea last Wednesday in Moscow and apologize to…
The 'Babel Med Music' world music forum
Whoever walks through the streets of Marseille will hear languages and music from every corner of the globe. Only a few steps away from La Canebière, the city s newly-renovated…
A New Deal for Poor Farmers
Many poor, food-importing countries around the world have become desperate in recent months, as global prices of rice, wheat, and maize have doubled. Hundreds of millions of poor people, who…
Will the contradict the diver?
The visit of US President George Bush to the region and the realization of the two-state solution are governed by four determinants of which anyone interested in the peace process…
Little heroes
CAIRO: Traditional comic book heroes don their costumes - no matter how bizarre in some cases - and race to the rescue. They may be fictional characters but local charity…
Majority of Egyptians use 'wasla,' says study
CAIRO: Seventy-five percent of pay-TV viewers use illegal connections to get the service at a low cost, resulting in more than 43.2 percent of Egyptian households having access to pay-TV,…
NGOs' laws must change, say rights groups
CAIRO: Legislation governing the right of association in the majority of Arab and North African countries violates international standards governing the freedom of association, and must be amended.This was the…
Prisoners on hunger strike over failed releases
CAIRO: Dozens of inmates at a prison in northern Egypt went on hunger strike on Sunday to protest against their continued detention despite repeated court orders for their release, an…
Brotherhood deny reports of internal elections next month
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) denied news reports claiming that the group is holding elections in its administrative offices in all governorates next month."The leadership is not aware of any…