Scientists say biological clock plays vital role in monarch butterfly migration
Scientists have discovered genetic information that helps explain how monarch butterflies find their way from Canada to winter nesting grounds in the mountains of Mexico.The study, published online Tuesday in…
Egypt's first season-long golf series
A new season-long tournament organized by Golf in Egypt - and sponsored by Vodafone - is a sign of the sport's maturity in the country. Golfers in all the clubs…
Ghali tells CNN he hopes for 'quick response' in reforms reaching underprivileged
CAIRO: In an interview with Charles Hodson for CNN's Marketplace Middle East, Minister of Finance Youssef Boutros Ghali talked about future plans for privatization and economic reforms trickling down to…
Working within a changing culture
CAIRO: "It will take much more time to solve a cultural problem than to solve an economic problem, Mohamed Zaki El-Seweedy, head of the Industrial Training Council (ITC) told Daily…
The future doesn't look so bright
For six days last week, a pick of some of the best independent theater and dance performances were chosen to compete in the sixth Festival of Young Creators, organized by…
The lost jihad: love in Islam
At the heart of all things is the germ of their overthrow, wrote Egyptian author Adhaf Soueif in her novel, The Map of Love. She was indulging in a very…
Pakistan's Iranian shadow
As the future of both Pakistan and its president, Pervez Musharraf, wallow in uncertainty in the wake of Benazir Bhutto's assassination, parallels are being drawn to the 1979 fall of…
Balancing act by Indonesian educators
The October 2002 terrorist bombings of a beachfront pub in south Bali pushed concerns about Indonesia's Islamic schools to a new high as students from an Islamic boarding school in…
With a Grain of Salt: Al Sharqa Ruler's Visit
The telephone rang in my office at the Writers' Union. "You don't know who I am, the caller said, "but I've heard that you will be receiving the ruler of…
Not just a bunch of quacks: Egypt's duck hunters
The remnants of Britain's colonial presence are everywhere to be found in Egypt, from its architecture to its infrastructure. Not so apparent though are the traditional sports and activities the…