Peace conference postponed to avoid Camp David fate, says expert
CAIRO: Recent news that the Middle East peace conference is to be postponed to January is to ensure that the conference is more successful than the Camp David II meeting…
Egypt's ICT companies to participate in Systems 2007
CAIRO: Egyptian Information and Communications Technology (ICT) companies will participate in the Systems 2007 exhibition in Munich, Germany Oct. 23-26, announced the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA). Systems is…
The art of diplomacy
A cylindrical sculpture greets you at the bottom of the stairs that lead to the latest exhibition showcased at Zamalek Art Gallery. Aptly named, 'The Guard' gives a clue as…
'Muslim Live 8' raises cash for Darfur
Thousands of British Muslims gathered Sunday evening for a charity peace concert dubbed Muslim Live 8 to raise money for victims of Sudan s long-running Darfur conflict.The concert, starring top…
The murder of Rami Ayyad
The last time I saw Rami we were at the beach near Gaza City. A group of us were playing in the water and I was trying to force Rami…
Middle East modesty
"Ripeness is all, concludes Edgar in King Lear. I will leave it to Shakespeare scholars to decipher what he had in mind. But for diplomats and historians, understanding the concept…
'Denial of genocide is the final stage of genocide'
After the adoption of the resolution 106 on Armenian Genocide at the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the US House of Representatives there is much talk about the value or…
Egypt's fight against female circumcision clashes with tradition
BAYAD AL-ARAB: Twice circumcised, Wafaa Helmy swore her own daughters would never suffer the same fate. But one night her own mother secretly took her first-born to go under the…
Virtual presidential elections take Facebook by storm
CAIRO: Egyptians have unilaterally decided to head to the ballot box, albeit a virtual one. Armed with the tools of popular social networking website Facebook.com, users have created a presidential…
US Copts issue resolutions, emphasize equal rights
CAIRO: The International Coptic Conference, which was held in Chicago Oct. 19-20 by the Coptic Assembly of America ended with an issued statement including a number of resolutions.Titled "The Coptic…