Editor accused of spreading rumors about the president's health to stand trial
CAIRO: The editor of Al-Dostour daily independent newspaper Ibrahim Eissa was ordered put on trial over his paper s recent reports questioning the health of 79-year-old President Hosni Mubarak, the…
Inflation reaches 8.5 pct
CAIRO: Mainly triggered by a growing economy and a recent depreciation in the value of the dollar, Egypt s inflation rate rose 8.5 percent in the year to August, up…
EYE combines talents of engineering and economy students
CAIRO: In an effort to integrate engineering with economy, the annual student conference Engineering Yields Economy (EYE) brought engineering, economics and commerce students together to develop business plans for innovative…
Syrian play snatches top award at Experimental Theater Festival
Syrian play Chocolat nabbed the top Best Performance award to mark an end to the 19th Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theater in an edition that featured a patchy collection…
To read in the name of God
Metang-mentang punya sayapMalaikat begitu nyinyir dan cerewetIa berlagak sebagai makhluk baikTapi juga galak dan usilIa meniup-niupkan wahyuDan mautKe saban penjuru(Malaikat, Saeful Badar)Translation:Because they have the power of wingsAngels are difficult…
The Malaysian Miracle
August 31 marked the 50th anniversary of Malaysia's Merdeka: independence after more than 400 years of colonialism. Malaysia's peaceful, non-violent struggle may not have received the attention that Mahatma Gandhi's…
America and global public goods
America is currently transfixed with the problem it has created for itself in Iraq, but the presidential candidates are also beginning to ask what principles should guide United States foreign…
Wetland project to tackle Egypt's water pollution
CAIRO: The engineered wetland project in the Bahr El Baar area south of Port Said represents great potential for improving Egypt's water pollution conundrum. Unconventional and environmentally friendly, the new…
Giving up on FGM: why a village midwife put down her scalpel
MINYA: Watching the long, supple fingers of Rasheeda Sharawbim gesture as she speaks, it is hard to believe they could be so brutal. "For over 25 years I circumcised all…