Blatant benevolence
Jesus said that we should give alms in private rather than when others are watching. That fits with the commonsense idea that if people only do good in public, they…
Israeli-Palestinian venture crossing divides in life and on the Web
Nibbling doughnuts and deciphering computer code, the workers at this Internet start-up might be holding their weekly staff meeting in the same room - not on opposite sides of the…
What Ehud Olmert should – but probably didn't – tell George Bush
What Ehud Olmert should - but probably won't - tell George Bush last Wednesday in the White House.Thanks for seeing me, George. This may be my last meeting with you…
With a Grain of Salt: The way things are in the US
Hillary Clinton, who, not so long ago, was Barack Obama's arch-enemy, has started to display a lot of goodwill towards him. In fact, she's even enthusiastically trying to persuade her…
Egypt child labor a somber reality
CAIRO: Thirteen-year-old Essam Hussein spends his days lugging exhaust pipes in a little repair workshop in central Cairo, one of hundreds of thousands of children forced into labor to secure…
Minister of Culture says he's ready to visit Israel
JERUSALEM: Egypt s Culture Minister Farouk Hosni, who is a candidate to head UNESCO, said he was prepared to visit Israel, after stirring a row by saying he would burn…
Pope Shenouda undergoes successful thigh surgery in Cleveland
CAIRO: Pope Shenouda III, head of Egypt's Coptic Church, had a successful surgery to repair a broken thigh bone at the Cleveland Clinic in on Thursday."Pope Shenouda III, Pope of…
Authorities arrest more suspects in monastery attack case
CAIRO: Authorities in the governorate of Minya continued arresting suspects implicated in the attack on the Abo Fana monastery. Most recently, authorities took in a 35- year-old man and called…
Ittihad sign Bakri, eye Zamalek's winger
CAIRO: Ittihad completed the signing of Suez Cement defender Ahmed Bakri on a free transfer to become the club's eighth summer signing.The Alexandrian side has been struggling over the past…
Agogo's agent denies deal completion
CAIRO: Junior Agogo s agent Mohamed Mansour insisted his client is yet to accept Zamalek s offer, despite the Cairo club s assertion that the deal was sealed. Agogo is…