Well-covered bum and big hips 'good for health', says study
Having extra weight on your behind, big hips and solid thighs is good for you , British researchers said on Tuesday.Carrying fat on the hips, thighs and behind, rather than…
Study casts doubt on popular sports injury therapy
New research casts doubt on increasingly popular blood-based injections reportedly used by Tiger Woods and other athletes to speed recovery after orthopedic surgery.In a small study at a hospital in…
Egypt's tourism industry shows resilience as forecasts buck the trend
CAIRO: Although Egypt's tourism industry steeled itself for fall-out from the global economic crisis, figures now show that arrivals were not hit as hard as the country first feared, according…
THE REEL ESTATE: Agora
In my freshman year in college, a particular mass media theory always fascinated me. The theory suggested that there four types of truths: Absolute, reported, inferred and judgmental. The three…
Europe's fearful natives
PARIS: A referendum in Switzerland forbids the construction of new minarets. Racial violence explodes in the southern Italian region of Calabria. An intense and controversial debate takes place in France…
Assessing Egypt's position on Gaza
RAMALLAH: Egypt's actions in Gaza have been a source of confusion for some time. Four factors govern Egypt's policy towards the Gaza Strip:1. The Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty, the upholding of…
Editorial: Egypt, Turkey: Spot the difference
CAIRO: The dramatic, diplomatic tension that flared between Turkey and Israel last week once again brought Turkey to the forefront as the voice of the Muslim world and exposed the…
Doctors debate draft 'further education' law
CAIRO: Members of Doctors Without Rights (DWR) group have expressed concern about a draft law on further education that is currently before parliament.A copy of the draft "continuous professional development…
Bloggers, activists trying to visit victims' families detained in Qena
CAIRO: A group of eight bloggers and activists were detained Friday while attempting to travel to Nagaa Hammadi to visit families of the victims of the Jan. 6 massacre in…
Nigeria's Everton striker Yakubu hits out at Cup critics
BENGUELA: Everton striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni has lashed out at critics who have questioned his place in the Nigeria team at the Africa Cup of Nations.Yakubu rounded on his detractors after…