Stella Di Mare is a red carpet paradise
AIN SOUKHNA: Between the Oscars and the Six Nations Rugby it truly was super Saturday over the weekend, and what better place to get the red carpet treatment than at…
A mediocre 1001 Nights leaves much to be desired
The images, if not the stories, of 1001 Nights are legendary. We can imagine the grand court of the clever Scheherazade and the disillusioned King Shahryar; Ali Baba coincidentally stepping…
The EU is wrong on the Palestinians
The European Union approach towards the former Palestinian government led by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) formed in March 2006 was one of isolation; the EU and its member states…
The world cannot afford to avoid a climate change revolution
The world is in the midst of a great political transformation, in which climate change has moved to the center of national and global politics. For politicians in persistent denial…
Here's what the Syrians must do for a deal with Israel
Almost everything has changed since Israel and Syria were last involved in peace negotiations seven years ago. The Israeli-Syrian conflict still exists, but it has become only one of many…
A rare opening for the US in Palestine
After months of political deadlock and escalating violence, Fatah and Hamas have agreed to cease fighting and establish a national unity government, in line with the so-called Mecca Agreement recently…
Marathon Trio runs through Egypt and Sahara Desert to raise water awareness
CAIRO: Ray Zahab admits that not everyone would share his idea of a good time. He and two buddies had just run across more than 6,400 km of Saharan desert…
Unesco to send team to assess excavations near Aqsa Mosque
NEW YORK: Concerned by the impact of recent controversial construction work on access to the Al-Haram Al-Sharif, the head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) dispatched…
El-Aswany rejects clash of civilizations
ReutersCAIRO: Bestselling Egyptian novelist Alaa El-Aswany, after trying his hand at portraying a slice of US society after Sept. 11, said on Sunday that he believed in the values of…
If you're dieting or diabetic, you can still eat koshari
CAIRO: You may find it hard to believe that a dish consisting almost entirely of carbohydrates could actually fit in with your diet. If you're a kushari fan but the…