Women can spot 'cute' babies best: research
Women are much better at spotting a cute baby than men, according to university research out Wednesday.Psychologists at the University of St Andrews in Scotland used computer image manipulation to…
Weekly Stock Review: Egypt's CASE 30 ends week at four-year low
CAIRO: Blue-chips took the most points off the index last week after gloomy sentiment about the overall economy continued to dominate the market.Egypt's benchmark CASE 30 index - which lost…
Cairo ICT kicks off Sunday
CAIRO: One of the largest annual information and communication technology events in the region will open in Cairo Sunday. Now in its thirteenth year, Cairo ICT 2009, which takes place…
Shakespeare clown rendition lights up creative forum
My week has been full of clowns. Last week I reviewed Clowns Sans Frontier from France, and am coming to understand that clowning is not only a form in theater,…
Pathways of women's empowerment
Aiming to initiate global social change, the Pathways of Women's Empowerment Research Program is using different forms of art to set examples for communities around the world about positive change…
With a Grain of Salt: Most important issue
A foreign journalist asked me about the most important political issue currently preoccupying Egyptians. I assured him right away that it was debate at the World Economic Forum in Davos…
AN ISRAELI VIEW: The situation and Mitchell
Nothing represents the absurd reality on the ground in Gaza better than the scene that has unfolded two weeks after Operation Cast Lead ended. Hamas is still shooting rockets, the…
A PALESTINIAN VIEW: New salesman, same old merchandise
The Middle East peace process never depended on the personality of the occupant of the White House. Had it, we might have seen some progress over the past few decades.…
EDITORIAL: CAIRO'S BOOK FAIR AND THE BIBLE INCIDENT
CAIRO: Egypt's annual international book extravaganza, the Cairo International Book Fair, always comes with its fair share of sexy controversies that make great headlines. I recall in 2003 when several…
Religion and the Middle East conflict: An Interview with Dr Aly El Samman
CAIRO: With last month's escalation of aggression between Israel and the Palestinians in a blatantly disproportionate conflict, some analysts have described the war in religious terms, portraying the "Jewish assault…