Holding out for a hero
What is it we love so much about a hero? Putting that word in any title seems to guarantee a hit, whether a movie (remember "Accidental Hero? ) a song…
WITH A A GRAIN OF SALT: I'll never visit Japan again!
Every time I visit Japan, I make an oath never to go back to that country again. It's distressing for Egyptians to behold such organization, progress, good behavior - things…
Lucky little countries?
Western Europe's small democracies have, on the whole, been exceptionally fortunate. Freer and richer than almost anywhere else in the world, countries such as Holland, Belgium, and Switzerland would seem…
When wells and springs run dry…
There are over 230,000 Palestinians, most of them living in villages, who do not have access to piped water. This problem, and awareness of it, has existed for years. It…
A new holy alliance?
The recent meeting in the Vatican of the Custodian of The Holy Places, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, and Pope Benedict XVI was a seminal event, particularly as it comes…
Decade-old Luxor massacre changed tourism, terrorism in Egypt
CAIRO: It was a stunning attack, still recalled with horror a decade later: Terrorists armed with knives and automatic weapons massacred 58 foreign tourists, mainly Germans, Swiss and Japanese, at…
Al-Azhar revises every books in its library, says deputy
CAIRO: Omar Al-Deeb, deputy head of Al-Azhar, denied allegations that the institution does not revise books available in its library after reports claimed otherwise.Last June, Al-Azhar Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawy…
More cash not rights will steer Press Syndicate elections, says journo
CAIRO: Voting for the new chairman and 12 board members of the Press Syndicate begins at 9 am today amid trying times for Egyptian journalists. Three veteran journalists will compete…
Greek doctor investigated over surgeon's forged signature
ATHENS: A senior Greek heart surgeon is under investigation for allegedly using a certificate bearing the forged signature of renowned Egyptian-British surgeon Sir Magdi Yacoub to land a job at…
SPORTS TALK: The direction to take
The death knell has been tolling every day since Al Ahly lost the African Champions League title to Tunisia's Etoile last week. Much of the public, press and perhaps even…