African Player of the Year heats up, but Aboutrika tossed
CAIRO: Samuel Eto o was named among the three candidates for the 2006 African Player of the Year Award, putting him in contention to win the title for a record…
Police officers in sexual abuse case could face prison sentence
CAIRO: The Southern Cairo Prosecution Court detained on Thursday two police officers, accused of sexually abusing a microbus driver, pending a criminal court session to determine their fate this week.The…
'Black wizard' arrested
'Black wizard' arrestedCairo: Police in Kafr Al Sheikh arrested a man for carrying out acts of black magic online in return for money paid to him by his victims, the…
Gutsy drug dealer lands in slammer
Cairo: Chalk this one up to one of those oddball criminals caught in crime spree stories.Police were surprised to find that a local squeal had been right all along when…
Eid joy and new releases at cinemas fuel downtown crowds
CAIRO: Eid celebrations during Al-Adha, like those of Eid Al-Fitr two months ago, were marked by big crowds blocking Talat Harb Street, in anticipation of new film releases at Metro…
Egypt 2006: age, melancholy and usual vows of better
Cairo: Early in 2006, Transparency International, a Berlin-based assessment bureau, announced that Egypt's corruption index had improved from "highly acute to "rampant. Economist Ahmed al-Naggar wasn't the only one to…
What the 'poor sots' of the world know about globalization
In 1919, the world humbly bore the loss of one of its most imaginative diplomats, when 39-year-old Mark Sykes succumbed to the Spanish flu in his well-appointed Paris hotel room.…
Practical steps for a new Iraq policy
The daily toll of events in Iraq and the intensity of media coverage from Baghdad make it hard to allow ideas on the Iraq crisis to be considered with the…
The boomerang effect
The Hussein execution is likely to have serious repercussions for the regionI miss the old days of colonialism. You know, the days when the suppression of the natives was done…
