Gaza's Crushed Childhoods
Ayman is a soft-spoken 14-year-old boy in Jabalia City, Gaza. His family is poor, and his parents have already sold almost all their furniture to pay for food and schooling…
Taming the Private Equity "Locusts"
The full repercussions of the financial crisis triggered by bad mortgages in the United States are still unclear, but the unforeseen effects already include an unstoppable demand for greater transparency…
Dialogue of the deaf
Last week in Europe we waited with bated breath for reactions to the controversial public showing of a film attacking the Quran produced by the Dutch right-wing politician Geert Wilders.…
With a Grain of Salt: The Ten Magic Rules
A friend of mine from France sent me an article by Bernard Langlois where he lists the ten magic rules in the Western media's Middle East coverage and thanks to…
Child workers a growing problem as food prices rise
CAIRO: Each day, 14-year-old Ali Abdel-Nasser works at a brick factory on the outskirts of Cairo, loading a donkey cart with new bricks to be taken to a nearby furnace…
Not for rent: Cairo's haunted houses
CAIRO: Following 20 years of living as an expat in the US, only Adel Samy and a few other Egyptians who have recently returned to their native land could have…
8 cardiac patients die in Mahalla, investigation launched
CAIRO: Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud initiated an urgent investigation into the mysterious death of eight heart patients in a hospital at the Delta city of Mahalla, the local press…
Volleyball- Zamalek crowned league champions
CAIRO: Zamalek have clinched the volleyball League after beating Petrojet 3-0 on Wednesday.The Cairo club won three successive sets with 25-20, 25-19 and 25-21 victories to secure the league title…
CAS to hold hearing over Shikabala case
CAIRO: The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) will a hold a hearing on Monday, which will focus on Mohamed "Shikabala Abdel Razek s ongoing transfer wrangle between Zamalek and…