Beware of US gamblers playing with Iran
Regardless of whether the United States' current military surge and slight shift in tactics in Iraq succeeds or not, Washington has clearly defined and started to implement its fallback plan…
Libby's trial is about a cover-up that failed.
Why was the White House so nervous in the summer of 2003 about the CIA's reporting on alleged Iraqi attempts to buy uranium from Niger to build a nuclear bomb?…
Without jobs, military victory and occupation turn to ashes
Afghanistan's future hangs in the balance as its weak national government struggles to maintain support and legitimacy in the face of a widening insurgency, warlords, the heroin trade, and a…
Can Egyptian writers deliver another "Yacoubian Building" success?
CAIRO: Earlier this week, at a wine and shrimp-fuelled soiree packed with British literati, Egyptian novelist Miral El Tahawi was on the prowl.This was her chance to swap business cards…
Millions flock to Cairo's 39th massive book fair with overwhelming representation of religious texts
CAIRO: At the Cairo Book Fair, the largest and most important event of its kind in the Arab world, religious works dominate, while literature and scientific texts are often pushed…
Business recap: Economists attack, government defends MoI's privatization program
CAIRO: Several leading economists attacked the Ministry of Investment s (MOI) privatization program during a round table discussion Tuesday, claiming sales of government assets have lacked transparency and have yet…
Easy payments means more cars on the road
New models in same price range as last yearVroom Vroom. No, not the sound of those purveyors of prog rock, King Crimson, but rather the dream of almost every male…
Cut the booze and get smarter, says new study
Drinkers who dry out for over a month experience brain growthCAIRO: Boozehounds, who jump started the year with alcohol-fueled revelry still have a chance to re-grow parts of their brain.…
Much ado about the macrobiotic diet
Macrobiotic diet: A cancer cure?"I believe in the macrobiotic diet very much. It absolutely helped and saved my life, it is exceptionally powerful, said Diana Berschader, a recent lymphatic cancer…
Sci-tech: Web 2.0: Serial killer still at large
The newspaper is hemorrhaging, radio and TV wounded; which victim will it claim next?First it stripped print media of its monopoly on publication. By the time this decade came round,…
