Boyle rushed to clinic after talent show defeat
Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle was rushed to a London clinic suffering from exhaustion and possible mental health problems after coming a shocking second on a talent show, reports said…
An Egyptian school of comedy
If there is one prominent feature that defines the Egyptian education system, this would be its systemization: the same curricula have stood the test of time, remaining largely unchanged for…
The hidden purposes of high finance
BERKELEY: No one questions the usefulness of "low finance: the ability to use checks, banknotes, and credit cards rather than having to cart around chests of silver, scales, and reagents…
Bringing down the wall
A quiz for history buffs. Twenty years ago - on June 4, 1989 - three events shaped a fateful year. Which do you remember most vividly, and which most changed…
Obama's 'childish notions'
TEL MOND, Israel: Last week, one of Benjamin Netanyahu's advisors referred to Barack Obama's ideas for resolving the conflict as "childish notions . This was his somewhat childish way of…
Commentary: Welcome Obama, but .
Your choice of Egypt, Mr President, to address the Muslim World, has pleased millions of Egyptians who view this decision as a sign of respect to the role their country…
Grand Mufti sanctions owning nuclear weapons, warns against using them
CAIRO: Egypt s top Muslim leader said Sunday the use of weapons of mass destruction by armed groups or individuals against non-Muslim states is not religiously sanctioned.According to the state…
Doctors' Syndicate, WHO launch anti-smoking campaign
CAIRO: The Doctors' Syndicate launched a joint campaign with the World Health Organization (WHO) against smoking in Egypt. This year's campaign focuses on combating smoking through raising awareness of its…
Shoura Council to discuss promised 10 percent raise
CAIRO: The Shoura Council (Egypt's Upper House of Parliament) is scheduled to discuss today the annual 10 percent raise to wages and pensions promised by President Hosni Mubarak last month.Last…
NGO condemns detention of schizophrenic
CAIRO: An NGO has condemned the continuing administrative detention of a man suffering from paranoid schizophrenia.Shady Abdel Bary, a lawyer, has been imprisoned for 10 months despite having received a…
