Chomsky on Iran, Iraq and the US's mafia complex
Noam Chomsky is a noted linguist, author, and foreign policy expert. On February 9, Michael Shank interviewed him on the latest developments in US policy toward Iran, Iraq, North Korea,…
New fee satellite channel Al Aan hits the airwaves
CAIRO: A new free Pan-Arab satellite channel Al Aan recently hit the airwaves, adding to the ever-growing number of regional offerings.Fast, real and modern are the tools by which the…
Human capital is resource of the future, says Rachid
China changing the global economic order, minister saysCAIRO: Human capital in Egypt is more important than any other industry said the Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohammed Rachid."We need…
BOOK REVIEW: Unraveling Aisha's complex web of lives
A look back at Ahdaf Soueif's debut novel "Aisha is a lesson in social commentaryEgypt is a social labyrinth. A complex class structure outlines the boundaries between the millions that…
Democracy is possible, Arab bloggers assure us every day
The Arab world is known as a home to some of the least democratic political structures existing around the globe. Basic human rights are barely met even in some of…
In the Middle East, the US is off the road and in the ditch
"Are you on the road, or in the ditch? Back when I covered labor negotiations 30 years ago, that was the question reporters would ask to get a sense of…
Global vote will pick world's "new" seven wonders
ReutersZURICH: What are the greatest architectural achievements in history? Rome s Colosseum? The Great Wall of China? The Pyramids of Giza? That s what millions of people are asking themselves…
Recollections of a lost homeland
Old shots of Nubia in a Zamalek café evoke bitter-sweet memoriesCAIRO: Time stood still 40 years ago on the walls of Al Oruba café; but not because of the usual…
Controversial book by Banha professor insults Christians
CAIRO: The Egyptian Union for Human Rights Organizations (EUHRO) filed a complaint to the Dean of Banha University, in northern Cairo, against a book they deemed insulting to Christianity. The…