A Muslim's Passover
WASHINGTON, DC: Except for a casual mention of Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian lands and the tensions they recently caused in US-Israeli relations, my Passover Seder last week was very…
The Naked Euro
LONDON: Dramatic challenges, and mediocre responses: that is the history of the European Union. All too rarely does the EU rise to the level of events, which is why Europe…
A US-China climate surge
LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA: There are numerous aspects to the United States-China relationship - some currently contentious, others cooperative. One area that presents an opportunity for cooperation is energy policy and climate…
The cruelty of chance
MOSCOW: In Russia, somewhere behind every event lurks the question: Who is to blame? In the tragedy that claimed the lives of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 other Polish…
Egypt praised as model in fight against maternal mortality
CAIRO: Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) in Egypt decreased almost 70 percent, from 174 deaths per 100,000 life births in 1992 to 55 in 2008, a study revealed this week.Reducing MMR…
Egypt guards kill African migrant on way to Israel
RAFAH: An Egyptian security official says border guards fatally shot an African migrant and arrested five others trying to cross illegally into Israel.The Eritrean man, 42, had ignored calls to…
Opposition, independent MPs relaunch Egypt arm of Arab anti-corruption org
CAIRO: Opposition and independent Members of Parliament announced the reestablishment of the Egyptian branch of the Arab Parliamentarians Against Corruption, an international organization based in Beirut. Established in 2004, the…
Court releases 'tortured' protestor on LE 5,000 bail
CAIRO: A Cairo court yesterday released on LE 5,000 bail a protestor charged with resisting the authorities.The public prosecution office had ordered that Bahaa Saber - who says he was…
25 people killed in 2 road accidents
CAIRO: Egyptian officials say 25 people have been killed in two road accidents in the country's south. A security official in the southern town of Sohag said 14 people…
