People's Assembly approves LE 214 million World Bank loan
CAIRO: The People s Assembly Housing Committee has approved a LE 214 million loan from the World Bank to be pumped into the country s relatively infant mortgage financing industry.According…
A Middle Eastern Tour of Paris
With the recent riots in Arab-French suburbs and heated debates over the hijab (head scarf), France may not seem like the place to find Middle Eastern cultural activities. Not true.…
Cream of the crop
Back in high school, I had a math teacher who knew nothing about math.The guy would stand in front of our class clutching a piece of chalk and use it…
The Death of the Reader: An Epitaph
In the late 1960s, the renowned French philosopher and literary critic Roland Barthes articulated his highly-praised theory: "The Death of the Author . The theory credibly argued that writing, in…
Hamas and Fatah face many daunting challenges ahead
The reconciliation between the leaders of the two major Palestinian groups, Hamas and Fatah, which was negotiated in Saudi Arabia last week, is being hailed as a major political breakthrough.…
Love squares off against hatred on St. Valentine's
St. Valentine, a martyred Christian saint in ancient Rome, could have never imagined how love would evolve into a force in international politics. He probably only knew love for God…
Syria pressures the Saudis, with a bang
Two years after the assassination of Lebanon's former prime minister, Rafik Hariri and 22 others, including the former minister Basil Fuleihan, on Tuesday Lebanon was subjected to another terrorist attack…
Students discover the opposing dynamics of Palestine occupation
CAIRO: Running from sound grenades and tear gas at protests in the West Bank, working for a grassroots Palestinian organization opposing Israel's separation wall, and staying on a settlement in…
Archaeologists find Akhenaten-era tomb near Cairo
CAIRO: Dutch archaeologists have discovered the tomb of the Pharaoh Akhenaten s seal bearer, decorated with paintings including scenes of monkeys picking and eating fruit, Egyptian antiquities officials said on…
Don't spread panic about bird flu, WHO urges media
ReutersCAIRO: The United Nations health agency urged local and international media on Tuesday to boost coverage of bird flu and avoid misleading information about the disease. We are appealing to…