Oasis or mirage?
The Middle East is experiencing something we haven t seen in a long, long time: moderates getting their act together a little, taking tentative stands and pushing back on the…
With a Grain of Salt: Cabinet Reshuffle
It has come to my attention from informed government sources that the next cabinet reshuffle will be wide-ranging. It will include 21 ministers that are more than half the current…
Can Egypt become self-sufficient in wheat production?
CAIRO: Egypt only produces 50 percent of its wheat consumption. Out of this realization, experts are debating ways to make Egypt self-sufficient when it comes to this strategic commodity. We…
France 24 launches full Arabic service
CAIRO: France 24, the Paris-based news broadcast service, will be launching its full-fledged Arabic service on the channel s first anniversary, announced Alain de Pouzilhac, president of France 24.The broadcaster…
First Egyptian-German intersex conference tackles the stigma of ambiguous genitalia
CAIRO: Bahaa, 30, appears to be a male at a distance, but at closer range his movements and facial features can be those of a man or a woman. However,…
Controversial Muslim scholar says no to job in Netherlands
THE HAGUE: Controversial Muslim intellectual Tariq Ramadan said Wednesday he had turned down a chair of Islamic studies post at a Dutch university amid criticism from the far right. But…
18-year-old kills friend over cell phone
CAIRO: Pedestrians by the railroad crossing of Mansheyet Nasser witnessed a horrific scene when 18-year-old Hossam Arabi Fathi grabbed 21-year-old Mohamed Al Sayed's head and took a knife to his…
Olmert likens Israel to apartheid South Africa
CAIRO: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has declared that if a Palestinian state is not created soon it will cause a "South African-style apartheid struggle that would spell the end…
