Olive oil's incredible health effects
We all know that olive oil sprinkled on our salads is good for us, but the full extent of the benefits that this oil confers on our health is truly…
Egypt eyes record growth rate
CAIRO: Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieldin said on Monday that the Egyptian economy is expected to achieve a record growth rate that exceeds 7% this year joining the fastest emerging…
Jerusalem: Vision for a place of peace
JERUSALEM - Jerusalem is holy to three major monotheistic religions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Therein lies its unique glory.Therein lies its tragedy. For well over a millennium Jerusalem hasbeen…
Cutting through a misreading of the Arab peace plan
The Arab peace initiative has been widely misunderstood, and occasionally even deliberately misconstrued. The initiative is not a road map providing a step-by-step approach to an agreement between Israel and…
Iranian-Saudi ties defy the caricature narrative
As Arab presidents, emirs, and kings lined up alongside the United Nations secretary general and the Pakistani, Malaysian, and Turkish heads of state in last month's Arab League summit in…
An invisible disaster: Iraq's refugees
Among the many humanitarian disasters produced by the civil war now raging in Iraq is one that is almost invisible. Only rarely do scenes of massive displacement of the civilian…
Experts discuss women in the Arab Human Development Report
CAIRO: Experts on women's issues gathered at the Arab League Thursday to discuss the 2005 Arab Human Development Report (AHDR) focused on the "Empowerment of Arab Women. The results were…
Salt water agriculture: Is it the solution to shrinking water resources?
CAIRO: At a time when the water crisis afflicts the region, threatening to be a cause of conflict: saline agriculture, or agriculture using salty water, has emerged as a potential…