Iranian-Saudi ties defy the caricature narrative
As Arab presidents, emirs, and kings lined up alongside the United Nations secretary general and the Pakistani, Malaysian, and Turkish heads of state in last month's Arab League summit in…
An invisible disaster: Iraq's refugees
Among the many humanitarian disasters produced by the civil war now raging in Iraq is one that is almost invisible. Only rarely do scenes of massive displacement of the civilian…
Experts discuss women in the Arab Human Development Report
CAIRO: Experts on women's issues gathered at the Arab League Thursday to discuss the 2005 Arab Human Development Report (AHDR) focused on the "Empowerment of Arab Women. The results were…
Salt water agriculture: Is it the solution to shrinking water resources?
CAIRO: At a time when the water crisis afflicts the region, threatening to be a cause of conflict: saline agriculture, or agriculture using salty water, has emerged as a potential…
"Women's town" to put men in their place
BEIJING: Chinese tourism authorities are seeking investment to build a novel concept attraction - the world s first women s town, where men get punished for disobedience, an official said…
Hundreds of Egypt Bedouin seeking entry to Israel
AL-ARISH: Hundreds of Egyptian Sinai Bedouin massed at the border with Israel yesterday seeking entry into the Jewish state a day after two Bedouin men died in a police chase,…
Egyptian police kill two Bedouin after car chase
CAIRO: Egyptian police shot dead two Bedouin tribesmen after they forced a road block in the Sinai Desert and led the police on a car chase, security sources said Wednesday.Ahmad…
A LE 5 billion waqf for the health sector
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health announced the establishment of an Islamic waqf, endowment, aimed at gathering LE 5 billion to be invested in health concerns.The idea was introduced by Egypt…