A protest against worldly pleasures
It's mind-boggling that "Al Shabakah (The Gang), a play based on a work by controversial of German playwrights Bertolt Brecht, was chosen to be one of this theater season's highlights.…
Under Putin, Russia is no longer ready to be pushed around
Vladimir Putin made headlines last weekend when he blasted the Bush administration for its "almost uncontained hyper-use of force that has created a world where "no one feels safe. If…
The outlines of a new policy in declining Afghanistan
There is growing concern among the Western coalition forces about the worsening situation in Afghanistan. The insurgency has recently shown its bloodiest face since the Taliban's ouster in 2001 and…
Dual Debates: Israel, Palestine and Polite Conversation
Sitting in a hotel bar in East Jerusalem, an Israeli peace activist named Nimrod casually remarked to me, "I wish that American Jews would take a more moderate approach to…
Omar Sharif to undergo anger management after car-park bust-up
LOS ANGELES: Actor Omar Sharif was on Tuesday was ordered to undergo anger-management classes after pleading no contest to hitting a car park attendant in Beverly Hills.Superior Court Judge Richard…
A fair and optimistic outlook despite complications
CAIRO: Just a few weeks before the current confrontation between the Arabs and Israelis over Israel's excavations near Al-Aqsa mosque, former US president Jimmy Carter had released his poignant book…
Nepad launches e-Learning schools in Egypt
BEHEIRA: A small village school in Kom Hamada, Beheira on Sunday recently became the first school in North Africa to be fully equipped with wireless Internet access, Smart boards (interactive…
Egyptian woman tests positive for bird flu
WHO dismisses virus mutation concernsReuters CAIRO: A 37-year-old woman has tested positive for the deadly bird flu virus, bringing the number of confirmed cases in Egypt to 21, a World…
Workers in Shibin Al-Kom still worry about wages, factory sale
SHIBIN AL-KOM: Although strikes ended last week at the textile factory in Shibin Al-Kom, workers there on Tuesday continued to express concern over their working conditions and looming changes as…
Love rumour sparks Muslim-Christian clash in Egypt
CAIRO: Groups of Egyptian Muslims set fire to Christian-owned shops in southern Egypt after hearing rumors of a love affair between a Muslim woman and a Coptic Christian man, security…
