To Egypt’s Christians, pope was seen as protector
By Maggie Michael / AP CAIRO: At the last Christmas service he presided over, Pope Shenouda III praised the unusual guests seated among the faithful at his Cairo cathedral: Leaders from…
Global economy on recovery path, risks remain: IMF chief
By Nick Edwards and Koh Gui Qing / Reuters BEIJING: The global economy has stepped back from the brink of danger and signs of stabilization are emerging from the euro zone…
Pope Benedict XVI offers prayers for Coptic Pope Shenouda III
By AFP VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI offered prayers Saturday for Egypt's Coptic Pope Shenouda III who died on Saturday at the age of 88, a Vatican spokesman said. The…
Saudi executes Egyptian convicted of murder
By AFP RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has executed an Egyptian convicted of murdering a citizen of the kingdom, the interior ministry said in a statement published by the Saudi press on…
India’s democratic tempest
By Shashi Tharoor NEW DELHI: April might be the cruelest month, but, for India’s major political parties this year, March was fairly brutal. On March 6, following an American-style “Super Tuesday”…
Gone with the wind
By Bjørn Lomborg COPENHAGEN: Efforts to stem global warming have nurtured a strong urge worldwide to deploy renewable energy. As a result, the use of wind turbines has increased ten-fold over…
The Pope I knew
By Joseph Fahim This article is not an obituary to Pope Shenouda III, who passed away on Saturday, March 17 at the age of 88; nor is it an appraisal…
Egypt’s Coptic Pope Shenuda III dies
By Samer al-Atrush / AFP CAIRO: Egypt's Coptic Pope Shenuda III, spiritual leader of the Middle East's largest Christian minority, died on Saturday at the age of 88, state media and…
Buttered Up: Fears, regrets and crust-less quiches
By Sarah Khanna I stretched, laying flat, fingers flopping around my side table in search of something to pull my hair up and away from my pillow-creased face. Happy to see…
Music that survives: Cairo Jazz Fest in year four
By Chitra Kalyani Alive is how you feel at the Cairo Jazz Fest, with the music ringing loud and clear across the Nile that flows alongside Sawy Culture Wheel in Zamalek.…