Dhafer Youssef: the electric Sufi
The guards at the Azhar Park advise you not to waste another LE 5 if you don't already have a ticket to the Geneina Theater concert inside - it's sold…
Newly unearthed tomb to reveal Egypt's relations with eastern neighbors, says Hawass
CAIRO: The elaborate tomb of an ancient royal scribe has been unearthed in a discovery that Egypt s chief archaeologist said will help illuminate the relationship between Egypt and its…
A terrorist by any other name
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: When is a terrorist not considered a terrorist? When the US media identifies him or her as a "Christian . And when is a terrorist group not considered…
How to bring Syria to the negotiating table
JERUSALEM: It is a well-known fact that Israel s calmest border is its border with Syria. However, this calm can only be considered a tense ceasefire. It is clearly in…
India's wary rise
PARIS: Some countries are naturally at ease with the concept and the reality of strategic power. Such was clearly the case of France under Louis XIV, the Sun King in…
Editorial: In Egypt, a fair minimum wage is inevitable
CAIRO: In May 2008 I interviewed Egypt's Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid for a special supplement we were preparing for the World Economic Forum in the Middle…
COMMENTARY: Blogs go beyond traditional media to bridge divides
PARIS: The way mainstream media has covered major events of the past two decades leaves much to be desired. After the 9/11 attacks, rigid, insular debates and discussions too often…
No PA discussion of freedom of association law, says minister
CAIRO: No modifications of the freedom of association law will be adopted by parliament in this session, said Minister Mufid Shehab, Minister of State for Legal Affairs and Parliamentary Councils…
Health minister reiterates plans to cut medicine prices
CAIRO: Health Minister Hatem El-Gabaly has said that "there will be no backtracking on plans to reduce the prices of 93 medicines. El-Gabaly told representatives of the Pharmaceutical Medicines Chamber…
BioVision hopes to reverse the brain drain
ALEXANDRIA: Arabs must become producers of knowledge, not just consumers of technology, said Ismail Serageldin, director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, at the biennial BioVision Alexandria (BVA) conference this week. "Science…