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SANA A, Yemen: It is imperative that we acknowledge and affirm the historic relationship between us Arabs with the people of Israel, with the true Jews, whom sources unanimously agree…
Should We Talk About Race and Intelligence?
PRINCETON, NJ: The intersection of genetics and intelligence is an intellectual minefield. Harvard's former president Larry Summers touched off one explosion in 2005 when he tentatively suggested a genetic explanation…
Iran's Quest
A major shortcoming in today's world is the persistence of a zero-sum sense of geopolitics. The world expected something different in the post-Cold War era to promote peace and stability.…
Landmines an obstacle to economic development of Egypt's desert areas
CAIRO: Egypt's desert terrain in the North Coast and the Sinai is saturated with unexploded landmines, which remains an obstacle to developing desert agriculture and reclamation efforts, experts say."The task…
Scholars angry with Muftis fatwa on dead migrants
CAIRO: The Grand Mufti Thursday sparked a fierce debate by saying that 26 illegal immigrants who drowned off the Italian coast are not martyrs, as their bodies began arriving back…
Trial on refugee gang murder postponed, case referred to State Security Court
CAIRO: The state prosecutor on Wednesday postponed indefinitely the trial of eight men charged in connection with a gang murder on World Refugee Day just outside the American University in…
Copts and women's rights, a religious monitor body top Brotherhood criticism
CAIRO: Political analyst and commentator Amr Choubeki called on the Muslim Brotherhood to revise its stance against women and Copts running for president, clarify its definition of a "civil state,…
Muslim clerics ban Koranic ringtones after Mecca meet
RIYADH: A Saudi-based Muslim clerics' organization has banned the use of Quranic verses as mobile phone ringtones after a six-day meeting in the holy city of Mecca, a statement said…
Sawiris' comments on conservative current spur angry reactions
CAIRO: Telecom tycoon Naguib Sawiris caused a stir when he announced plans to launch new television channels to counter what he described as increasing religious conservatism in Egypt.Sawiris' statements spurred…
Zizo brings curtain down on Cement spell
CAIRO: Abdul-Aziz Abdul-Shafi resigned from his job as a manager of Suez Cement following the disastrous 8-0 defeat against Petrojet on Tuesday. That s it and my decision is final,…