Across borders in the Age of Mobility
It is commonplace to say that we live in a globalize world. Less well understood is that globalization is taking place in stages. We are in its second: the Age…
Live Earth, or sticking to a false sense of priorities
The organizers of today's Live Earth concerts hope that the entire world will hear a crystal clear message: climate change is the most critical threat facing the planet. Planned by…
Boycotting Israel: the pros and cons
In the bad old days, the boycott that mattered in the Middle East was the Arab boycott of Israel. No longer. Peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan, the Oslo accords…
Egyptian researcher listed in the international 'Who's Who'
CAIRO: Effat Ali Morsi, an Egyptian researcher at the National Research Center in Cairo, was recently listed in the international "Who's Who. The international organization aims at recognizing successful individuals…
Celebrated 57357 children's cancer hospital opens its doors
CAIRO: Egypt s largest cancer hospital for children in El Sayeda Zeinab opened its doors Saturday to six in-patients and 22 out-patients, paving the way for the grand opening scheduled…
Victims of third metro line voice anger over lost homes
CAIRO: Al Wayly district began demolishing 21 buildings in Abasseya square Sunday to kick-start the construction of Cairo's third underground metro line, amid the stifled objections of angry residents. On…
Farmers threaten to strike if they don't reclaim their land
CAIRO: Farmers in Beni Suef threatened Monday to go on another strike if they do not get the land allocated to them by the former governor."3,000 of us protested in…
Wonderful week for African champions Al Ahly
ABIDJAN: Al Ahly stayed on track for a record third consecutive African Champions League title with a 1-0 victory over Asec Mimosas of Ivory Coast Sunday. Ace midfielder Mohamed Aboutraika…
