A paradigm shift
WASHINGTON: A recurrent excuse that has acted as an obstacle to the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations over the years is that of either the political weakness of the Israeli leader…
Sharing Jerusalem: the condominium solution
JEDDAH & PARIS: There will never be a durable peace in the Middle East without a settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict acceptable both to most Israelis and to most Palestinians.…
Let's not forget the local concern
JERUSALEM: One of the sad scenarios for Jerusalem s future is its transformation into an undivided, special status city, belonging to neither Israel nor Palestine. The significance of such an…
America held hostage
Many Americans are unaware that declassified information reveals the CIA helped overthrow an Iranian Prime Minister in 1953 and thwart 1980 hostage negotiations to defeat US President Jimmy Carter. During…
Activists cancel Downtown demo for security threats
CAIRO: State security forces and plainclothes agents swarmed Talaat Harb square on Friday night due to rumors of a mock 'wedding party' organized by Egyptian opposition activists to mark the…
How to combat that secret malady
CAIRO: Don't be shocked by the numbers, but an estimated 189 million men worldwide suffer from erectile dysfunction (ED) and are seeking specialists' help, according to experts gathered in Cairo…
Chaos mars court hearing to shut down 21 websites
CAIRO: Disorder and ruckus plagued Saturday morning's hearing in the case brought against 21 Egyptian websites belonging to outspoken bloggers, human rights organizations, and news agencies.Judge Abdel Fattah Mourad, head…
Americans, Egyptians discuss the US's Middle East policy
CAIRO: As world leaders descended on Sharm El-Sheikh to discuss Iraq, leaders in the making were running their own conference at the American University in Cairo (AUC). "Bringing the World…
Flavio's header lifts Ahly to quarter finals
CAIRO: FFlavio Amado s first-half header gave title holders Ahly a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Petrojet on Saturday to send the Cairo giants to the Egyptian Cup quarter-finals.The Angolan striker…
Draw, cut, action, click and let the magic begin
Animation today is associated with expensive box office productions, computerization, and Disney/Pixar morality tales with threads of simple love stories. Easy to watch, yes, for about LE 20 at the…