Present and Tense: The second row
I was asked to join the Democratic Coalition of All People (DECAP), a newly-formed, broad-based alliance of intellectuals who want to end corruption, help the poor, scare Israel, and generally…
Ahli stars want to inflict more heartache on Ivory Coast
Agence France-PresseCAIRO: The stars from Egyptian club giants Al-Ahli have already broken the hearts of Ivory Coast football followers this year. And on Sunday night the Red Devils will try…
Sports Talk: Bodies for show
Should we talk about bodybuilding in this column? We ask because many people don't think bodybuilding is a real sport.Egypt came first in the African bodybuilding championship held here last…
Senior UN officials discuss survivors of human rights atrocities; the role of the UN in recent Lebanon crisis
CAIRO: Anne Cubilie, office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and Maher Nasser, director of UN Information Center in Cairo, held a joint seminar at the American University in…
Business Recap
Ministry of Investment accelerates PPP driveCAIRO: Pushing forward with his widely publicized strategy of developing public-private-partnerships (PPP) as means of spurring economic growth, Minister of Investment Mahmoud Moheiddin said last…
Spirit of giving evident during Ramadan
ALEXANDRIA: With the arrival of Ramadan, phone messages and emails are flying backing and forth expressing the sentiments of the season. But a more concrete sign of the generous nature…
Egypt blames Darfur rebels for deteriorating security
CAIRO: Egypt on Thursday blamed the Darfur rebels for insecurity in the vast region of western Sudan and said any agreement on implementing a UN Security Council resolution should take…
Iraq's Qaeda chief urges kidnap of Western Christians in return for Egyptian cleric
Agence France-PresseDUBAI: Al-Qaeda s chief in Iraq on Thursday urged his followers to kidnap Western Christians in order to swap them for an Egyptian cleric held in the United States,…
Rice to meet Gulf foreign ministers in Cairo
CAIRO: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet foreign ministers of the six conservative Gulf countries and Jordan while in Egypt on Tuesday, an Egyptian official said on Friday.…
The confusing and costly choice of being a vegetarian
CAIRO: "Vegetarian? the stallholder or restaurant owner says, looking a little surprised. "You don't eat meat at all? Well, we do have chicken. No? Not even chicken? Well, how about…
