How about Tut's mask for Christmas?
This past week I had three jobs on my agenda. Stealing Tutankhamun's death mask from the Egyptian Museum, buying a Secret Santa gift for a colleague and fish.There is a…
A serene Seniora continues to hold out
The Lebanese not so long ago liked to refer to their gaudy capital as "the Paris of the Orient. But on Sunday afternoon, with more than a half-million pro-Hezbollah demonstrators…
What the ISG report forgot to say about Palestine
The recently released Iraq Study Group report enthralled people from all sides of the political spectrum in the Arab and Islamic world. One might even say the report set a…
Revisiting the debate on America's pro-Israel lobby
Is there a rational, sensible middle ground between those who question or deny the Holocaust against the Jews and threaten to wipe out Israel, and those who maintain that Israel…
Public outcry against parents torturing, killing toddlers
CAIRO: Recent cases reported in the press of parents and step parents murdering or torturing toddlers and small kids have shocked the nation.They sounded the alarm that some parents should…
Ahly wins third place in the Club World Cup
YOKOHAMA, Japan: African champions Al Ahly beat Club America 2-1 on Sunday to take third place in the Club World Cup. Playmaker Mohamed Aboutrika scored a trademark free-kick and also…
Abou-Treika brace gives Ahli World Cup bronze medal
A double salvo from Mohamed Abou-Treika helped Ahli edge Mexico s Club America with a 2-1 victory on Sunday to clinch the bronze medal in the 2006 FIFA Club World…
Ottawa launches torture investigation
Canadian citizen says he was wrongly imprisoned in EgyptCAIRO: Investigators in Canada will launch a probe into allegations that a Canadian citizen suspected of links to Al-Qaeda was wrongly detained…