Ill communication: Egyptian scientists struggle to connect
Doctors and researchers are cut off from the world - and each otherCAIRO: Dr. Hala Badawi is the president of one of the country's largest research institutes, and yet, her…
Saad Eddin Ibrahim and students return from political tour of regional hot-spots
CAIRO: A delegation of students led by Saad Eddin Ibrahim, a once-imprisoned democracy activist and current professor of political sociology at the American University in Cairo (AUC), has returned this…
The Dictatorship of the Majority
It is often claimed in the West that Muslims are too sensitive to criticism and that they react emotionally to those who dare to challenge their Islamic dogmas or medieval…
The meaning of a death in Istanbul
Is there a curse hanging over Turkey? Each time the country achieves sustained development, something trips it up. This time it is the assassination on Friday of Hrant Dink, a…
The United States in Africa: addressing the combustible mix of Islam and oil
In the post-Sept. 11, 2001 world it is thoroughly understandable that the United States should reorganize its military, diplomatic, and military resources to engage, understand, and, if required, contest militant…
History repeats itself
AIN EL SUKHNA: I picked up "The Shield of Achilles from my bookshelf and headed to the well-loved Palmera Resort for a breath of fresh air over the Islamic New…
Government signs LE 580 million loan agreement to fund power plant construction
Plant in Al Beheira part of LE 36 billion plan to add 7,000 megawatts by 2012CAIRO: Minister of International Cooperation MIC Fayza Aboul Naga signed a $102 million (LE 580…
Egypt, Italy to continue Debt-for-Development Swap
CAIRO: Minister of International Cooperation Fayza Abol Naga started negotiations with the Italian ambassador to Egypt Antonio Badini on the application of the second phase of Debt-for-Development Swap program. The…
Ministry of Investment denies privatization report
Moheiddin: Companies to be offered for sale after individual preparationCAIRO: The Ministry of Investment (MOI) denied Monday news reports of its plans to privatize 100 fully and partially state-owned companies…
$ 1.9 million Japanese grant to support UNICEF's maternal and child health program in Upper Egypt
CAIRO: Health services for expectant mothers and their babies in four of Upper Egypt's governorates are to receive a major boost thanks to a grant of nearly two million dollars…
