Baby I'll drive your car if it's a Maserati
Used to be if you really wanted to stand out - and rub your friend's and neighbor's noses in the mud in the process - and show that you're embarrassingly…
TRAVEL: Abu Dhabi: from desert to paradise
"I will turn the country from a desert to a green paradise, promised Shiekh Zayed Al Nahyan, the late Amir of the United Arab Emirates, and he has indeed kept…
How do you Zo?
How my heart leaped for joy when I heard about the opening of a new Asian restaurant whose fare not only comes highly-recommended, but does not require the budget of…
Requiem for Saffeyah's garden
"It isn't there any more! It's gone! They've built on it! These words sent shivers down my spine and the sense of loss was overwhelming. I should have known it…
South American, Arab nations pledge trade and cooperation in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: Foreign ministers and envoys from South American and Arab countries vowed Thursday to increase cooperation and trade, while pledging to bolster Middle East security.Arab League Secretary-General Amr…
Four day Cairo ICT forum launches Sunday
Cairo: The Cairo Conference Center in Nasr City will host the 2008 Cairo Internet and Communication Technology (ICT) forum February 24-27. The forum, which has run annually since 1996 and…
Egypt's first graphic novel captures the zeitgeist
Words and ideas seem to float out of Magdy El Shafee like steam under the lid of a saucepan - a sort of gentle chaos surrounds the pharmacist turned graphic…
Scrap "battle of ideas" talk
Washington, DC - Notably absent from the presidential primary campaign is serious discussion on how to implement an effective long-term strategy for protecting the United States from future terrorist acts.…
Amnesty program a qualified Success
Earlier this month, Israel removed 32 members of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, Fatah s military wing, from its list of wanted men, and has extended a probation period for 220…
Reinventing sharia
The Archbishop of Canterbury is an immensely intelligent and thoughtful figure. His comments on Feb. 7 were his contribution to the difficult issues surrounding community cohesion and how to quell…