Tintin thrives in the Arab world despite censorship
CAIRO: Neither censors nor Orientalist stereotypes have dampened demand for the cartoon adventures of Belgian boy reporter Tintin, who has stoked the imagination of generations of Arabs from the Atlantic…
Rights abuses should not stop information sharing
OTTAWA: Canada must share security information with "non-traditional allies - some of whom do not always treat people appropriately - in order to fight terrorism, the government said in a…
Suspected cases of bird flu crop up all over Egypt
CAIRO: Hospitals nationwide reportedly quarantined more human cases suspected of being infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus.According to Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper, Damietta - where the latest Bird Flu victim…
Sports Talk: Be like Brazil
These pricey football academies with names like Barcelona, AC Milan and Arsenal that are popping up all over Cairo: have they really produced soccer players worthy of their names? So…
Abdullah has national team hopes
CAIRO: Mohamed Abdullah believes his switch to Zamalek will boost his chances of earning a place on the Egypt squad.The right-back moved to Zamalek from Konyaspor and is determined to…
Abbas: Bush must speak out against Israeli settlements
CAIRO: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday that US President George W. Bush must speak out against Israeli settlements during his visit to the region next week, because they were…
Israeli troops open fire on Egyptian homes, killing one
CAIRO: Israeli troops at the Kerem Shalom crossing, 3.5 km south of Gaza, opened fire Thursday on Egyptian houses killing Hmeidan Suweilam, a Sinai Bedouin whose house lies on the…
244 pct more journalist deaths over five years, claims report
CAIRO: Paris-based press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released on Thursday its annual summary on press freedom around the world, citing an astounding 244 percent increase in journalist deaths…
Oracle reports strong customer momentum
CAIRO: Oracle reported strong customer momentum within the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region this past year. Many organizations in the region have adopted or expanded implementations of Oracle…