A peace envoy whom we can do without
I was in Europe earlier this week speaking with current and former officials, experts and diplomats about the situation in the Middle East, when the news broke of the appointment…
UN Cairo office marks anti-drug day
CAIRO: As part of the campaign against substance abuse, the United Nations Information Center marked international anti-drug day with a conference at their Cairo office on Tuesday.Maher Nasser, manager of…
From women's empowerment to peace
JERUSALEM: The academic year of 1995-1996 was most eventful for Israelis. November saw the assassination of our Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and several months later, a spate of bus bombings…
A fading craft finds a new market abroad
CAIRO: The flat across the dusty alley from Ahmed Naguib Ahmed's appliqué workshop is a makeshift warehouse filled with unsold work from craftsmen throughout the neighborhood of Al-Khayamiyya Street, "Tent…
Hatshepsut's mummy identified, announces Hawass
CAIRO: The mummy of the only female queen that ruled ancient Egypt has been identified following a century of rigorous search, announced antiquities supremo Zahi Hawass Wednesday at a press…
Anti-smoking elicits mixed reactions
CAIRO: The new anti-smoking bill passed by parliament last week, though much-awaited by many, was received with disgruntlement by many others. The bill finally banned smoking for minors (citizens under…
Al-Azhar teachers protest, demand implementation of new law
CAIRO: More than 22,000 teachers at Al-Azhar schools and educational institutions have gone on strike, demanding the implementation of the new teachers law passed by the People s Assembly (PA)…
Azhar denounces 'sheikh' who described the Bible as 'pornographic'
CAIRO: Ahmed Abou Al-Magd, lawyer, filed a complaint to the public attorney against Sheikh Mohamed Hassan for describing the Bible as pornographic. Sheikh Hassan claimed the Bible was a fabricated…
Minya gov. cracks down on unlicensed clinics, health minister bans FGM
CAIRO: Minya governor, General Foad Saad El-Din, announced that 36 unlicensed private clinics in Minya were shut down, in a crackdown following the death of 12-year-old Bodour, who was killed…