New regional health agency to formulate better health policies in the Mena region
CAIRO: The Middle East and North Africa Health Policy Forum (Mena HPF) opened on Sunday its first conference on the development and restructure of health policy in the Middle East…
Chahine tackles corruption at Venice Film Fest
Veteran film director Youssef Chahine caused a stir at the Venice Film Festival last Friday with the screening of his latest movie "Heya Fawda (Chaos) presented in competition for the…
KHAWAGA'S TALE: Touting tutorial talents
It will not be too long before autumn arrives in Cairo. For newly arrived foreigners it will be impossible to imagine that by October the leaves will have started to…
WITH A GRAIN OF SALT: The Freedom to Spread Rumors!
I don't know how we insist on having a free press but at the same time try to thwart the right of newspapers to spread baseless rumors right left and…
The Twilight of Pervez Musharraf
It is said that political power in Pakistan flows from the three A's: Allah, the Army, and support from America. Of the three, it is the army leadership that has…
A Grand Bargain with Iran
The specter of a nuclear Iran haunts Arabs and Israelis alike, but it is the United States and Israel that are the driving force behind efforts to curtail Iran's nuclear…
Issuing incorrect fatwas is uncommon, says Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa
CAIRO: The fatwa - and who is authorized to issue it - has been the focus of many debates over the past few years, especially with the increased number of…
Court postpones verdict in Baha'i case to Oct. 30
CAIRO: The Court of Administrative Justice in Cairo postponed until Oct. 30 its verdict on the two lawsuits filed by Baha i Egyptians asking for their right to acquire identity…
Hidelina owner, sister to remain in jail next court session: Court
CAIRO: Hany Surur, owner of the company implicated in the infected blood bags schandal, his sister and five other suspects are to stay in prison until the next court session…
Libya miss out on Nations Cup spot
CAIRO: Libya missed out on a place in next year s African Cup of Nations following a 1-1 draw with DR Congo on Saturday.Galatasaray striker Shabani Nonda gave the hosts…