Condoleezza Rice's useless summit: an Israeli view
In its February 16 issue, The Washington Post described Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's trip to the region as a "high-profile peace mission. There was only one problem with the…
Corruption: an evil Arab governments are sticking to
Are economic and political reforms an effective way to combat corruption, or do changes such as privatizing state industries actually increase opportunities for corruption? There is not a single answer…
The US and Islam: a widening rift
It is no surprise that at the annual meeting of the US-Islamic World Forum in Doha last weekend, sponsored by the Brookings Institution and the state of Qatar, the focus…
Egypt writer defiant and cynical despite tough struggle
ReutersCAIRO: Egyptian writer and journalist Ibrahim Issa likens his role in his nine-year-old struggle with the authorities to that of Zorro or Robin Hood - a mischievous, resourceful folk hero…
Rare wooden statue of ancient scribe found in Egypt
CAIRO: Archaeologists have found a rare double wooden statue of an ancient Egyptian scribe and his wife near a pyramid in Saqqara, south of Cairo, the country s supreme council…
Mufti's 'hymen fatwa' causes shock waves among scholars
CAIRO: Reconstructive hymen surgery for women who lost their virginity before marriage is halal (religiously permissible), said to Aly Gomaa, the Grand Mufti of Egypt.Gomaa, the highest authority with the…
Football: Super Al-Hadary to the rescue again
ADDIS ABABA: Goalkeeper Essam Al-Hadary was the hero on Sunday as Al-Ahly of Egypt retained the African Super Cup with a 5-4 penalty shootout victory over Etoile Sahel of Tunisia.The…
Egypt students protest Jerusalem holy site dig
CAIRO: Around 400 students demonstrated Monday against Israeli renovations near Jerusalem s Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam. It will never go down as long as we re…
Egypt drug seizures quadrupled in 2006
CAIRO: Egyptian cannabis seizures more than quadrupled in 2006, the country s top anti-drugs official said Monday. The problem is increasingly acute, Anti-Narcotic General Administration (Anga) chief Ahmed Kamaleddin Samak…