Guarding optimism
The skeptics have unassailable arguments: History and a consistent record of failure…
Italian musician uncovers hidden music in Da Vinci's 'Last Supper'
It's a new Da Vinci code, but this time it could be…
The soft power of the United Nations
Joseph Stalin once dismissed the relevance of "soft power by asking, "How…
NDP favors patronage over politics, say analysts
CAIRO: Despite a highly marketed effort at modernization, Egypt s ruling party…
Can anything slow the dollar's fall?
"Dollar denial, that state of willful blindness in which bankers and central…
Etoile stun holders Ahly to conquer Africa
CAIRO: Etoile Sahel of Tunisia stunned title holders Al Ahly of Egypt…
WITH A GRAIN OF SALT: Unparalleled Greed
I totally agree with the Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa, who described the…
TV drama sparks debate over Egypt's last king
CAIRO: For more than 50 years Egyptians looked upon their last king…