Egypt lose to Spain in handball World Championship
Cairo: Egypt wasted a chance to kick-off their 2007 World Handball Championship with a win after losing to title holders Spain 33-29 in Bremen on Saturday.Spain are joint leaders with…
Football: Mainz snap up Egyptian Zidan from Bremen
MAINZ, Germany: Egyptian international striker Mohammed Zidan has signed for struggling Bundesliga club Mainz 05 after failing to make his mark at table-toppers Werder Bremen.Zidan, 25, signed a contract that…
Maadi stabber strikes again
CAIRO: A new crime reported by the Maadi stabber Wednesday, has triggered a fresh wave of panic and rumors among Maadi residents and those of surrounding areas Basateen, Saqr Qureish…
UN and aid agencies warn of Darfur tipping point
Crisis is at a dangerous junction they sayCairo: The United Nations (UN) and affiliates have issued a statement calling for urgent change in Darfur as the situation is becoming untenable.In…
Lebanon knows 'lose-lose' when it sees it
With political polarization reaching alarming levels in Lebanon, one of the most pressing questions is whether or not the country will return to the gruesome chapters of its past and…
Better a gut-check than a poll-check for the Democrats
With the start of the new congressional session, the Democratic exile has officially ended. So begins the hard part: governing. Over the past few years, many commentators have criticized the…
A new Great Game, with oil and gas as stakes
A dictator s sudden death almost always triggers political instability. But it is doubly dangerous when it poses a risk of region-wide destabilization and a scramble for influence among the…
Rice swapped rhetoric for rhetoric in Mideast
Reuters CAIRO: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a deal with Arab leaders this week: Washington will show an interest in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Arabs will say they…
Flamenco Fusion
The stomping feet of the dancers mesmerized the full house that came to watch the Ballet Flamenco de Madrid perform "Carmen on opening night. With only a black backdrop, there…
