New medical insurance law to be implemented 2010
CAIRO: In the sixth and final meeting of the People's Assembly's health committee on Sunday, Health Minister Hatem El Gabaly announced that the new medical insurance law will be implemented…
Uncut edition of Kerouac's 'On The Road' issued 50 years later
NEW YORK: When On The Road came out in 1957, Jack Kerouac became the voice of the Beat Generation almost overnight. Jack went to bed obscure and woke up famous,…
Civilizations clash in music ads
"I'm on sonight you know my hebs don lie I'm startin to feel is right; all ze attraction, ze fricshon, you know pepe says it's berfection. Pepe was clearly lying…
Lawyers of military interrogators in Gitmo?
Military interrogators posing as "lawyers are attempting to trick Guantanamo prisoners into providing information, "The Catholic Worker (TCW) reports.This deceitful practice contributes "to the prisoners' suspicions that the (real) lawyers…
Japan's treacherous bureaucrats
Much has been made of the massive defeat Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party suffered in the recent election to Japan's Upper House. But, as the smoke dissipates from…
Turkish army at crossroads
In the past few months the Turkish Armed Forces have reportedly deployed over 200,000 soldiers across its border with Iraq, more than all of the American troops deployed in Iraq…
CNN documentary examines extremism in Judaism, Islam, Christianity
CAIRO: CNN will air a six-hour television event examining the impact of the rise of religious fundamentalism as a powerful political force in three faiths: Judaism, Islam and Christianity. Under…
Ashraf Marwan's case to be reopened
CAIRO: The District Coroner will announce on Sept. 4 the date for the beginning of an inquest into the death of Egyptian billionaire Ashraf Marwan. The continued investigation will involve…
Duck returns home
Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni announced that a duck-shaped Alabaster food vessel returned to Egypt yesterday, 25 years after it was stolen and smuggled out of the country.Secretary-General of the…
Officials unaware of Mahalla workers' 3-day program
CAIRO: Several officials refuted claims by Ghazl Al Mahalla workers that both sides would meet to discuss the still-unanswered workers demands. Leaders of Ghazl Al Mahalla workers' movement announced plans…