Letter to Alan Johnston and his abductors
I hesitated many times before writing these sentences. I scribbled word after word before ripping them up. From the first moment, I thought that the news of your kidnapping would…
Europe lives in a dream world when it comes to Iran
Though the crisis triggered by Iran's illegal capture of 15 British naval personnel nears an end, it is difficult not to see how the European Union's irresolute and contradictory approach…
Human rights in Syria; Pelosi's silence
US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's visit to Damascus this week caused quite a stir. Before she even landed in Syria, the White House was calling her decision a…
Oh mummy … St. Joan's bones were a forgery, says scientist
PARIS: Bones and a piece of linen cloth proclaimed as the holy relics of Saint Joan of Arc are fakes that come from an Egyptian mummy, a French forensic scientist…
Indonesia, Egypt to develop bird flu vaccine
JAKARTA: Egyptian vaccine maker Vacsera is looking to team up with an Indonesian company to develop a bird flu vaccine for humans, an Egyptian minister and a company official said…
Hala Gorani diary: In the Middle East, asking questions gets you noticed
The most innocuous of inquiries, the most aboveboard of assignments pique the interest of security agencies across the region.In Egypt, television journalists know this all too well. I experienced it…
UN chief encouraged by Egyptian, Arab will for peace
NEW YORK: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon returned to United Nations Headquarters in New York on Tuesday from a tour of the Middle East and said he was "encouraged by the very…
Cell phone helps catch murderer in record time
CAIRO: A cell phone solved a horrific crime mystery two hours after it had transpired in Obour City, reported the local Al Wafd daily. The killer had dragged his best…
New book says Kissinger kept Nixon in the dark about October War
LOS ANGELES: Newly released documents show that former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger delayed telling President Richard Nixon about the start of the Arab-Israeli War in 1973 to keep…