Lampooning Dick Cheney's Vacation
The US seems to enjoy sending its most hated figures to the Middle East to promote its most unpopular policies. Shipping Dick Cheney off to the region is like sending…
Rescuing the two-state solution
Here s a truism of Middle East diplomacy. Everyone knows the outline of the eventual settlement: there will be two states, one Israeli, one Palestinian, alongside each other, their borders…
Turkey's Secular Fundamentalist Threat
The Chief Prosecutor of Turkey's High Court of Appeals recently recommended to the country's Constitutional Court that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) be permanently banned. Only last July,…
With a Grain of Salt: I bang, therefore I am!
What with the banging and honking for the government we see in some newspapers and the attacks and defamation we see in others, the real reader who merely seeks documented…
Cairo priest exorcises Muslim and Christians
CAIRO: Every Friday, thousands of Christians and a handful of curious Muslims pour into Cairo's St Mark's Coptic Church to hear Father Makari Yunan preach, drawn by his power to…
Doctors postpone wage protest to April 23
CAIRO: During a heated emergency general assembly meeting on Friday, the Doctors' Syndicate voted to hold protests outside hospitals for better pay on April 23. The emergency general assembly was…
Hadari included in Egypt squad for Argentina
CAIRO: Al Ahly keeper Essam Al-Hadari has been named in the Egypt squad for their friendly game against Argentina at Cairo Stadium on March 26.The 35-year, who is serving a…
Hefni sacked, Soliman named Ismaili coach
ISMAILIA: Ismaili sacked manager Ismael Hefni and appointed Emad Soliman as his successor, the club announced. Soliman is officially appointed, Ismaili s stand-in chairman Ibrahim Ashour told FilGoal.com.Football director Ali…
Die Foneye header sends ENPPI to final
CAIRO: Ivorian striker Vincent Die Foneye headed the ball home with two minutes remaining to help ENPPI secure a place in the Egyptian Cup final following a thrilling 3-2 victory…
