Winning start to Al Ahli's defense of African crown
JOHANNESBURG: Al Ahli made a winning start to the defense of their African Champions League crown on Saturday, defeating Tusker FC of Kenya 2-0 in Nairobi in the first leg…
The force of gravity
CAIRO: They called it Black Tuesday. Four days of panic selling on the New York Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 1929 with share prices at only a quarter…
Canadian courts clear extradition hearing for one terror suspect; uphold deportation of another
TORONTO: Canadian courts handed down rulings Thursday that could send one terror suspect back to his native Egypt and another off to the United States to face charges that he…
For Iraqis who can afford it, vacations abroad offer respite from the violence at home
CAIRO: Reem Al-Jawad can t take her young daughters to see Iraq s great and famous Tigris and Euphrates rivers as she believes it s too dangerous.So the 34-year-old Iraqi…
Prince Charles to visit Egypt, Saudia Arabia, India
CAIRO: Since assuming the role of Supreme Governor of the Church of England, Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, has worked to establish himself not as a defender of one…
Too mucho to change diapers
CAIRO: In a world trend that finds mothers wrestling between staying home versus working and where the challenges women face in juggling the roles of the homemaker and the bread-earner…
Brains or brawn for men in fitness
CAIRO: Typically, it has always been women that have a preoccupation with staying in shape and getting fit. Traditionally, men have gone to the gym to "get a six-pack, "get…
Present and Tense
From bull to bear, Arab stock markets came crashing from coast to coast. Normally, I don't care much about the stock market. I keep my money in coffee futures and…
Courting danger
You can tell a sporting parent a mile away. There are the pacers, the nail-biters, the encouragers, the pushers and sometimes, the whackos, like the Frenchman who last week was…
Thirteen killed in road accident
CAIRO: Thirteen farm workers including seven women were killed and nine others wounded in a road accident in a town near Cairo on Wednesday, police said. The vehicle crashed when…