Egypt tops third tier development index
DOHA: Egypt topped its direct Arab competitors in the least advanced stage of development category of the Arab World Competitiveness report released Monday. The United Arab Emirates led the way…
Arabism through arts and culture
"Culture can change the way the world feels about an issue. Culture is not just entertainment, it has important influence in society ... art starts to reduce barriers, you start…
The Gods have spoken: Egypt is hot
LONDON: Egypt is hot. It has been coming to the boil over the past 10 years and following a week in London it is easy to see the planets aligning,…
Beyond the physical: The illusionist crosses over
Two lovers hide in a shack in the woods. It's turn-of-the-20th-century Vienna and the young duchess is not allowed to befriend a common peasant. On the day they plan to…
Everybody's favorite wizard
What picture shows a dramatic gold and orange sky and a teenage boy in glasses reaching upward?It is the cover to the seventh and final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter…
BBC's "Cairo Trilogy" broadcast on Radio Cairo
Egyptian audiences will finally get a chance to listen to the critically acclaimed BBC drama production of Naguib Mahfouz s classic The Cairo Trilogy when the three-part series premieres tomorrow…
Young Musicians competition
Musicians between 10 and 20 years old from Egypt, Turkey and Italy preformed Vivaldi to Mariah Carey in three different languages at the El Sawy Cultural Center in Zamalek a…
Islamist diversity could lead to Al-Qaeda's decline
Almost six years after the great terrorist attack of 9/11, Al-Qaeda remains an active terrorist organization. With its Taliban allies, it dominates regions along the Afghan-Pakistani border. It is making…
The US is losing among Arabs, but not democracy
Four years into a disastrous military adventure in Iraq and with the global war on terror against ill-defined forces of darkness still inconclusive, the collapse of America's grand strategy has…
Where columnist David Brooks went wrong
David Brooks' column in the Sunday issue of The New York Times deserves a few thoughts from a colleague who has generally admired his work, but finds him now reflecting…