A letter from Iran: Don't pre-empt
TEHRAN: Why should the Iranian and Israeli people be on the verge of military confrontation? War between Israel and Iran could easily spill over into a regional conflagration that could…
Hope in the company of strangers
DES MOINES: Visitors from other states and other countries are often surprised to learn that Iowa is not entirely flat and that there is more to the state than cornfields.…
Will Nato's Prodigal Son Return?
PARIS: Few state visits have lasting results. Nicolas Sarkozy's just completed trip to Washington may be an exception, because the French President may be preparing to bring Nato a highly…
BUE organizes blood donation campaign
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), in co-ordination with the President of The British University in Egypt (BUE), Professor Mostafa El Feki, has recently held its third blood…
German Archaeological Institute celebrates its 100th anniversary in Egypt
CAIRO: The German Archaeological Institute in Cairo (DAI) celebrated Sunday its centennial presence in Egypt to highlight the efforts and achievements of German archaeologists in the field as well as…
The Sphinx is safe, says Hawass
CAIRO: Before the Sphinx was sculpted to become one of the emblems of Egypt, ancient Egyptians knew that ground water had been running beneath the rock from which the statue…
Fire breaks out, CityStars evacuated
CAIRO: Fire broke out on the sixth floor of the popular CityStars mall in Nasr City yesterday, but no causalities were reported. Several ambulances arrived at the scene shortly after,…
Old-fashioned undertakers refuse to bury their business
CAIRO: Mohamed Bahnasawi is a well-known undertaker (hanouti) in the area between Old Cairo and El Malek El Saleh district. He is a third generation hanouti, a profession that -…
State-backed candidate wins Press Syndicate elections
CAIRO: Makram Mohamed Ahmed, former Press Syndicate chief from 1997-1999, and columnist with the Al-Ahram daily, won the chairman's seat on Saturday's election, beating his main contender Ragae El Merghani,…
UN panel adopts resolution calling for moratorium on death penalty
UNITED NATIONS: A UN General Assembly panel on Thursday passed a resolution calling for a moratorium on executions with the ultimate goal of abolishing the practice despite fierce opposition from…
