Unifil II: A year after
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) was set up in 1978 after Israel s invasion of South Lebanon in response to a Palestinian bus hijacking in Israel that…
There could have been two sphinxes, argues one researcher
CAIRO: A thorough analysis of Ancient Egyptian history and examination of archaeological evidence indicate that there were two sphinxes on the Pyramids Plateau, an Egyptian researcher argues.Egyptologist Bassam El Shammaa…
Second Kuwait torture victim to be released in a few days
CAIRO/KUWAIT CITY: Kuwaiti authorities ordered yesterday the release of Hossam Selim, the 28-year-old Egyptian who was allegedly tortured by four Kuwaiti policemen. Selim has been held in a Kuwaiti prison…
Mido slams 'drunk' abusers, FA to probe case
CAIRO: Ahmed Hossam Mido revealed he was annoyed by the opponent fans' abuse aimed at him during Middlesbrough s 2-2 Premiership draw with Newcastle on Sunday. The Boro striker had…
Tailor strangles sister for affair with her husband's cousin
CAIRO: Wagdy Yaseen Kassem, a 21-year-old tailor, strangled his sister Sabreen Yaseen, 19, with a hose after discovering her affair with her husband's cousin. He then shaved off her hair…
Freedom ends when it violates the freedom of others, says MB deputy head
In 1989, the officially banned but tolerated Muslim Brotherhood group decided to establish a political party. Since then, the group's consultative Shoura Council have faced many political obstacles to declaring…
Israeli opinion split on refugee expulsion
CAIRO: The expulsion of all but 500 Darfuri refugees from Israel back to Egypt has split opinion in the country about whether returning them was the right decision in light…
Egyptian minister eyes Brazil's Zero Hunger program
CAIRO: Minister of Social Solidarity Ali Al-Moselhi returns today from a week-long visit to Brazil where he was looking into their highly successful Zero Hunger (Fome Zero) program, with an…
BOOK REVIEW: Rowing it alone
Down The Nile: Alone in a Fisherman's SkiffBy Rosemary Mahoney277 pages; LE 165In her attempts to purchase a boat to row down the Nile, the unmarried American writer, Rosemary Mahoney,…
The strengthening of faith through religious diversity
One of the much-debated religious issues in Indonesia as of today is that of pluralism. Its opponents, such as the Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI), believe that pluralist theology is harmful…