Happy hour at the Canadian Hope Centre
The Canadian embassy's Thursday night drinks are legendary, so when I saw the public invite for a charity dinner pop up in my inbox to the Ambassador's Zamalek residence, wild…
TV drama sparks debate over Egypt's last king
CAIRO: For more than 50 years Egyptians looked upon their last king Farouq as a debauched puppet of the West, but a new teledrama has shown an entirely different image…
Baghdad to host film fest, Egypt submits 27 movies
BAGHDAD: Baghdad will play host to an international film festival next month, the first major cinematic event in the war-ravaged capital in more than two years, an Iraqi film director…
Groundbreaking event in Muslim-Christian solidarity
The future of the world depends on peace between Muslims and Christians. An open letter carrying this message was sent by 138 of the world s most senior Muslim leaders…
The stressful life of laboratory animals
Research on animals is performed to gain more knowledge about diseases and how to cure them, and to evaluate drugs for toxicity before testing them on humans. In fact, animal…
Can anything slow the dollar's fall?
"Dollar denial, that state of willful blindness in which bankers and central bankers claim not to be worried about America's falling currency, seems to be ending. Now even European Central…
WITH A GRAIN OF SALT: Unparalleled Greed
I totally agree with the Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa, who described the Egyptian illegal migrants who recently drowned as "greedy .Did they not seek jobs where they can be paid…
Camel product consumption on the rise, says expert
CAIRO: In five years' time camel products such as meat, milk, hair and leather are likely to break into markets, to be sold side by side with their counterparts obtained…
Activists stage worldwide rallies for jailed blogger
CAIRO: Human rights activists staged protests in more than 10 cities around the world on Friday to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the detainment of Egyptian blogger Kareem Amer. Armed…
Meca Coptic activists detained for alleged conversion attempts
CAIRO: Authorities on Saturday detained three Coptic activists accused of seeking to convert Muslims to Christianity, a security source told AFP. Waguih Yacoub, Victor George and Mamduh Azmi, who belong…