A jazzy afternoon at the Pyramids
The sound of big band jazz isn't heard very often in these parts. Indeed, the notion of an intimate smoky nook of a jazz bar where slick dons prop up…
A Time for Clarity
JOHANNESBURG - Terrorism and global warming loom, in many people's minds, as the greatest threats to the planet. In the United States, the Bush administration wants to increase funding for…
The siege cannot continue
Many western observers, politicians and journalists considered the breach of the Rafah crossing a victory for the Hamas movement. Some viewed it as the beginning of the end of the…
Is it a budding partnership?
Even the most skeptical of us would have to concede that things are better now than they were a few months ago, as they hasten to add that we have…
Inside the home of a torture victim
CAIRO: On the evening of Oct. 31, 2007 a young man in his early 20s called Ahmed Saber left his house to go to the shop at the end of…
Supporters of suspended MP voice their anger
CAIRO: Hundreds of outraged journalists and political activists turned out in force at the Press Syndicate Saturday evening to support suspended Karama MP Saad Aboud. In a double helping of…
40 MB members arrested ahead of vote
CAIRO: Security forces on Sunday arrested 40 members of the government opposition Muslim Brotherhood for campaigning ahead of key local elections in April, a security source said. The members were…
HIV crackdown considered human rights violation By Michaela Singer
CAIRO: Four more men suspected of being infected with the HIV virus were arrested, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Friday, bringing the total number of recent arrests up to…
Sports Talk: Ten lessons from Ghana
Who would have thought Egypt would win the Africa Cup of Nations? That s one of the things we learned from the tournament: keep the faith.Altogether, we were given 10…