HEALTH MATTERS: Hardwired for fat: scientists identify obesity gene
British and French scientists have identified several variants of a single gene that boost the risk of obesity, according to a study published Sunday in the British journal Nature.Previous research…
Column: Confessions of a (M)ad Man
Ads and people are very similar: both crave attention; both are desperate to stand out; neither is ever prepared to admit they might be boring everyone else.This column is living…
'Midnight's Children' voted best Booker Prize winner
LONDON: Salman Rushdie s novel Midnight s Children was named Thursday as the greatest Booker Prize winner ever, scooping a special best of the best award for the second time.The…
Nothing's gonna change their world
What was the first Beatles album you've listened to? Mine was a frayed cassette tape copy of "Help! exchanged for a film magazine a classmate of mine borrowed in the…
Editorial: When seeing is not believing
They say seeing is believing, but when it comes to the trial of Egypt's Al-Dostour editor Ibrahim Eissa's, seeing elicits everything from downright incredulity to utter disbelief.Known as the "president's…
Israeli-Syrian negotiations, the need for a bold move
By all accounts, the Israeli-Syrian indirect negotiations through Turkish mediation are going well, and the fact that a fourth round of talks is scheduled for the end of July suggests…
A US leadership to follow
I was not yet born when, on June 21, 1963 US President John F. Kennedy spoke those immortal words: Ich bin ein Berliner from the balcony of West Berlin s…
With a Grain of Salt: A true story from Zrombistan!
As I stood withy publisher Ibrahim El Moallem and a current cabinet minister at a reception, a photographer rudely intruded asking us to pose and stare at the camera as…
Lifting the veil of silence on hijab
CAIRO: Twenty-five-year-old Reem is mustering all her courage to make a move she had been contemplating for months. Years ago, Reem had taken on the hijab (Islamic headscarf) but now…