Nepad launches e-Learning schools in Egypt
BEHEIRA: A small village school in Kom Hamada, Beheira on Sunday recently became the first school in North Africa to be fully equipped with wireless Internet access, Smart boards (interactive…
A fair and optimistic outlook despite complications
CAIRO: Just a few weeks before the current confrontation between the Arabs and Israelis over Israel's excavations near Al-Aqsa mosque, former US president Jimmy Carter had released his poignant book…
Omar Sharif to undergo anger management after car-park bust-up
LOS ANGELES: Actor Omar Sharif was on Tuesday was ordered to undergo anger-management classes after pleading no contest to hitting a car park attendant in Beverly Hills.Superior Court Judge Richard…
Dual Debates: Israel, Palestine and Polite Conversation
Sitting in a hotel bar in East Jerusalem, an Israeli peace activist named Nimrod casually remarked to me, "I wish that American Jews would take a more moderate approach to…
The outlines of a new policy in declining Afghanistan
There is growing concern among the Western coalition forces about the worsening situation in Afghanistan. The insurgency has recently shown its bloodiest face since the Taliban's ouster in 2001 and…
Under Putin, Russia is no longer ready to be pushed around
Vladimir Putin made headlines last weekend when he blasted the Bush administration for its "almost uncontained hyper-use of force that has created a world where "no one feels safe. If…
A protest against worldly pleasures
It's mind-boggling that "Al Shabakah (The Gang), a play based on a work by controversial of German playwrights Bertolt Brecht, was chosen to be one of this theater season's highlights.…
General manager of Allianz-AGF discusses investment opportunities and development potential in Egypt
CAIRO: Hugues de Roquette-Buisson, general manager for the Middle East, of AGF-Allianz Group, visited Egypt last week to discuss investment opportunities in Egypt and the recent reforms undertaken by the…
Merrill Lynch holds face-to-face investor forum in El Gouna
CAIRO: Merrill Lynch Middle East and North Africa (Mena) held a one-on-one Investor Forum from Feb. 10-13, 2007, in the Red Sea resort town of El Gouna, Red Sea, Egypt.…
Sudan denies abuse of Egyptian workers
CAIRO: The Sudanese Ambassador to Egypt Abdel-Moneim Mohammed Mabrouk has refuted press reports alleging that 28 Egyptian workers were beaten and tortured in a Sudanese police station.Mabrouk denied completely that…
