Globalisation, or is it globalization?
Buenos Aires, Argentina, was my first tango with globalisation, when I met a German who had shipped a camper van to South America and we drove together through Uruguay and…
Humans leave precious little for other forms of life
As a species, human beings have a major self-control problem. We humans are now so aggressively fishing, hunting, logging, and growing crops in all parts of the world that we…
The bear is back: Russia's return to the Middle East
The recent visit to Moscow of Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal came shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin's trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Jordan. There he aligned Russia with the…
Cut Hamas some slack, to contain Al-Qaeda
Last week I spoke to a group of former militants in the Khan Younes refugee camp in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Many assured me that it was…
WHO TB Strategy out of reach for many endemic countries
A much larger TB drug resistance problem exists than researchers previously thought. New global data on TB, published this week by the World Health Organization (WHO), highlight serious weaknesses in…
"I need someone to read to me and explain"
Egyptian villagers in the dark about constitutional amendmentsCAIRO: "I know that there is something going on but I don't know what it really is, said Kamel Enawi, a worker from…
Banque Misr meeting approves capital increase proposal
CAIRO: The general meeting of Banque Misr shareholders approved on Thursday the bank s acquisition of the entire shares of Banque Du Caire at a total value of LE 1.6…
Egypt says Israel must accept Arab peace plan in principle before negotiations can begin
CAIRO: Egypt said Friday that Israel should approve in principle the Arabs land-for-peace initiative before negotiations with the Palestinians could begin. Israel must announce first that it is accepting the…
UN chief in Egypt in push for Mideast peace
CAIRO: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was in Egypt Friday on the second leg of a Middle East tour amid a flurry of diplomatic activity in the region aimed at…
