Sci-tech: Gaia is choking
It's time to replace the internal combustion engineWe've been using the internal combustion engine - your car's engine - for over a century. And though this invention may have served…
Going Nuts is Good for You
A handful of nuts a day might keep the doctor away. Recent nutritional studies released in the Journal the American Medical Association and other reputed publications, found that eating nuts…
All you want at the click of a mouse
Given the choice between accomplishing something by going out and getting it done or by tapping a few keys into your pc, it's obvious what many people would prefer.Especially if…
Theater forum chooses independence over cash
Mahmoud Aboudoma, the man behind one of the country's most vital creative gatherings, doesn't have a very high opinion of the government's cultural mandate."I don't believe in the official culture…
Reaching across the divide
Dear Salameh,Your last letter reached me a short while before I started an interview with the new Minister Ghaleb Majadele. I was pleased to read him the warm words you…
Violence plagues religious protest at Al-Azhar mosque
CAIRO: Violent fights broke out between police and demonstrators on Friday early afternoon when a large crowd of protestors gathered at Al-Azhar mosque to voice their anger against Israeli excavations…
WORD ON THE STREET
Cairenes speak out on the Israeli violation of Al-Aqsa Mosque"It's the end of the world. But as long as we remain silent nothing will ever change. The Quran said that…
Man allegedly abused in video phone footage still in jail
CAIRO: Ihab Magdy Farouq, a 19-year-old Imbaba resident, is currently incarcerated at the Al-Qata prison in Qalyoubia province, north of Cairo. According to the North Giza prosecutor's office, his crime…
January was the world's hottest month on record, scientists
TOKYO: Last month was the world s hottest January on record, in further evidence that greenhouse gas emissions are causing global warming, Japanese scientists said Friday. Temperatures across the planet…
Sports Talk: A poll result based on passports
When they asked Amitabh Bachchan why he thought he had been selected the greatest star of the millennium in a BBC online poll, beating the likes of Marlon Brando, Lawrence…