Of thugs, gentlemen and the Cairo Rugby Club
Cairo Rugby Club defeated Alexandria 14-7 on Friday, in a free flowing game, played on a well grassed pitch in front of a vocal crowd that kept the bar staff…
Constructive currents flow below Middle Eastern civil society
We are often so obsessed with the problems and conflicts that define the relationship between the Middle East and the West today that we tend to lose sight of the…
The US and Iran are near a dialogue
Sometimes big developments are hidden in plain sight, and that appears to be the case with Iran and the United States. The two countries have moved over the past year…
David Halberstam, Iraq, and the shadow of Vietnam
To steal a laconic phrase from Fouad Ajami, say whatever you will about the American experience in Vietnam, the war was well written. Few wrote it better than David Halberstam…
WORD ON THE STREET: Labor Day marred by strikes and economic woes
CAIRO: Vows to protect workers rights and pledges to improve the living standards of Egypt s massive blue collar class are almost a daily fixture in media headlines. This year…
What will tomorrow's man look like?
CAIRO: A pioneering scientist who has researched the issue of how 21st century technology will reverse the way we feel and think, explained that the world of tomorrow s people…
Poll shows women oppose female head of state
A total 72 percent of Egyptian women do not want a female head of state, according to a poll by the parliamentary information center of Cairo, reported the Italian news…
CMA to regulate independent financial advisors
CAIRO: The Capital Market Authority (CMA) set new guidelines regulating the registration of independent financial advisors chartered for providing appraisal and financial consultancy services and analysis of companies that list…
Zamalek suspends Hamza until season's end
CAIRO: Zamalek club has suspended forward Gamal Hamza until the end of the season after he protested Henri Michel s decision to consistently keep him out of the starting eleven.Hamza…