THE REEL ESTATE: Riding into the west
Near the end of 1991, I watched my first western film: "Dances With Wolves. At the age of nine, I took my first steps into the infinite realms of American…
A wonderful day in the neighborhood
Good fences make good neighbors, the American poet Robert Frost once wrote, and he oughta know. The failed farmer-turned-schoolteacher was a professional Puritan who spent his lifetime not hugging people,…
A Bollywood bride for Sarkozy?
Ever since French President Nicolas Sarkozy took himself off his country's most-eligible-bachelor list by publicly acknowledging his affair with supermodel-turned-pop-musician Carla Bruni during a romantic trip to Euro Disney, he's…
Lebanon and the Syrian-Israeli track
Are there prospects for peace between Syria and Israel? We re at a nail biting stage where the US administration seems intent on continuing the siege on Syria, and the…
In Focus: Egypt and the EU: A Whirlwind
Perhaps the most gripping aspect of the recent dispute between Egypt and the European Union over a European Parliament resolution criticizing Egypt's human rights situation, is how poorly the crisis…
Hegazy case postponed, again
CAIRO: A Cairo court on Tuesday postponed till Jan. 29 the final verdict on the case of Mohamed Hegazy, a Muslim who converted to Christianity. Hegazy's lawyer had requested a…
Christians should not use conversion for divorce, says Al-Azhar
CAIRO: Religious scholars at Al-Azhar have issued a fatwa forbidding conversion from Christianity to Islam for the sole purpose of getting a divorce.Some Coptic Christians in Egypt, who are not…
Male, female metro users adapt to new system
CAIRO: Passengers that were left disoriented and angry after the Cairo Metro Authority's decision to allocate middle cars strictly for women are starting to come around less than three weeks…
Kalou inspires Ivory Coast as Michel's Lions maul Namibia
ACCRA: Ivory Coast lived up to their billing as serious title contenders with their victory in Monday s crunch African Nations Cup game against fellow regional giants Nigeria.Salomon Kalou produced…
Electrocuted patient dies
BEHEIRA: A patient in a private hospital in Beheira died from an electric shock following a short circuit at the hospital. The victim's family expressed their anger by destroying the…