Sadat and Annapolis
Is there a statute of limitations for saying I told you so ? And can the dead say it? I can imagine the late Egyptian president Anwar Sadat whispering those…
Desert art in danger at Egypt's new tourism frontier
CAIRO: A rising tide of travelers seeking out the new frontier of Egyptian tourism is threatening priceless rock art preserved for millennia in one of the most-isolated reaches of the…
I know a valley where the wild thyme grows…
Sheikh Musa leans back and smiles. His long white galabiya, Saudi silk, folds gracefully over his crossed legs. He flicks his kofeyya over his head, and continues his story. Musa,…
Saudi women activists furious at gang-rape ruling
DUBAI: A recent Saudi court ruling sentencing a woman to six months in jail and 200 lashes despite being gang-raped highlights the injustice faced by women in the ultra-conservative kingdom,…
Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink
CAIRO: In a nutshell, it seems like there isn't enough of it. It has reached the extent that former UN Secretary General Boutros Ghali has been warning against water wars…
Copt jailed 45 years after father's conversion
CAIRO: A Christian woman has been jailed for three years because her father s brief conversion to Islam 45 years ago made her legally a Muslim while her official papers…
Minister of Justice finalizes new judges' law, stirs controversy
CAIRO: Minister of Justice Mamdouh Marie has finalized a new law giving the ministry the power to lift immunity from judges for investigation purposes as well as the authority to…
Ismaili reconsider 'off-loading' policy
ISMAILIA: Ismaili board made a U-turn in their decision to off-load some of their star players after facing waves of fans' anger."We won't sell any players after seeing this huge…
German University Cairo opens Digital Media Campus
CAIRO: The German University in Cairo (GUC) unveiled its new state-of-the-art campus radio and television center Tuesday.The center was inaugurated in the presence of the Minister of Higher Education Dr.…