Press round-up: Straw's anti-niqab remarks spark debate
Cholera threat assessed in local press; judges hold first meeting after passing of new lawTaking the spotlight in this week's news is a debate over the niqab initiated by Jack…
World Food Day marks a busy month for the United Nations
In an effort to raise awareness of its eight development goals, UN schedules series of eventsCAIRO: The United Nations local offices are planning a series of events to raise awareness…
Ramadan jewel on the banks of the Nile
Spectacular view and great food make for an evening to rememberCAIRO: With Ramadan in its final week, I decided to check out the Grand Hyatt's Ramadan tent after hearing rave…
Golden boy King Tut shines
Royal city of Tutankhamun s childhood is focus of US exhibitionPHILADELPHIA: Tutankhamun, ancient Egypt s famous boy pharaoh, grew up 3,300 years ago in the royal court at Amarna, the…
US foreign policy has endangered the planet
The proof of a pudding is whether it tastes good and doesn't make you ill. If the 'War on Terror' was a dessert, we'd all be suffering from food poisoning.…
A Bush policy of 'Apres moi, le deluge'
During her recent visit to Egypt, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would have profited from a short visit to the bookstore of the American University in Cairo, where she…
Egypt police bust antiquities traffickers
CAIRO: Egyptian police have broken up a trafficking ring that was trying to sell stolen and highly valued ancient busts of pharaohs and mythical figures at an undercut rate of…
Central Beirut rocked by rocket fire
BEIRUT: Six people were slightly injured when rockets smashed into a building next to the UN headquarters and the prime minister s offices in downtown Beirut early Sunday, police said.…