Children mowed down during Eid
CAIRO: Five children were run down by a pickup truck during the Eid Al-Adha holidays as they attempted to cross the Autostrad street, reported the local press. The car which…
Hassan lob sinks Tanta, Al-Shater sees red again
Cairo: Ahmed Hassan lofted a superb lob home after the break to mark a rare start and lead Ahly to a 1-0 victory over Tanta in the Egyptian League on…
CAF says Ahly match in Addis, not Khartoum
CAIRO: The Confederation Africaine de Football (the Confederation of African Football, sometimes known as CAF) yesterday denied reports that it had scheduled the Ahly game with Etoile du Sahel in…
New Year's rowdiness and the fat black cats of Cairo
CAIRO: They must have had one too many, apparently. On New Year's Eve, residents of the Al Wayli district were awakened to quite the ruckus when 10 inebriated foreign nations…
How AIDS has become a woman's Plight
CAIRO: Enara, age 11 of Dandara, Zimbabwe, cried in 2002 as she described the difficulties of daily living after being left orphaned by AIDS.More than 20 years after the breakout…
Money is only sheep skin deep
CAIRO: If your Eid Al-Adha sacrifice has left a dent in your wallet, don't despair. Chances are you can take a little of it back by selling the sheep skin…
Letters to the Editor
Dear Sir,In regards to your articles on bird flu , there is a new peer-reviewed editorial out on bird flu with an interesting slant that your paper might want to…
Three walking into a tightrope of a future
As the new year approaches, I think of three people who symbolize for me some of the difficulties of the year we have just lived through, and also the promise…
An opportunity lost for human rights in the region
The swift execution of Saddam Hussein following a flawed trial was a blunt reminder that the former dictator's "Republic of Fear gave way, under Anglo-American occupation, to an Iraqi state…
