US foreign policy has endangered the planet
The proof of a pudding is whether it tastes good and doesn't make you ill. If the 'War on Terror' was a dessert, we'd all be suffering from food poisoning.…
A Bush policy of 'Apres moi, le deluge'
During her recent visit to Egypt, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would have profited from a short visit to the bookstore of the American University in Cairo, where she…
Egypt police bust antiquities traffickers
CAIRO: Egyptian police have broken up a trafficking ring that was trying to sell stolen and highly valued ancient busts of pharaohs and mythical figures at an undercut rate of…
Central Beirut rocked by rocket fire
BEIRUT: Six people were slightly injured when rockets smashed into a building next to the UN headquarters and the prime minister s offices in downtown Beirut early Sunday, police said.…
Egypt's veiled actresses make a comeback on satellite TV
Agence France-PresseCAIRO: Egyptian actresses who left the world of entertainment for a more religiously correct lifestyle are back on TV screens this Ramadan, in a bid to reinvent their image…
Golden keys to new opportunities
Egypt joins international union Les Clefs d'OrCAIRO: President of Les Clefs d'Or Greece, Emmanuel Vrettos, visited Cairo last week for the founding assembly of Egypt s new section of the…
A khawaga's tale
Initiation into the rite of fastingCAIRO: At 3:30 a.m. on Thursday, in the pitch dark, I tripped over my shoes, banged my knee on a chair and with hands outstretched…
Crime Scene:Silent killer tops the crime news
Girl receives brutal beating from father; stepfather hurls baby against the wallCAIRO: This week's greatest culprit is . bacteria.On Oct.12, FilBalad.com reported that Dr. Hatim Al-Jabali, minister of health and…
Insurance industry expects new medical insurance regulations in three months
NoozzCAIRO: The Egyptian Insurance Supervisory Authority (EISA) is set to explore a new bill on national medical insurance, proposed by the Union of Egyptian Insurance Companies.Adel Monir, chairman of EISA…
