In the Middle East, the US is off the road and in the ditch
"Are you on the road, or in the ditch? Back when I covered labor negotiations 30 years ago, that was the question reporters would ask to get a sense of…
Global vote will pick world's "new" seven wonders
ReutersZURICH: What are the greatest architectural achievements in history? Rome s Colosseum? The Great Wall of China? The Pyramids of Giza? That s what millions of people are asking themselves…
Recollections of a lost homeland
Old shots of Nubia in a Zamalek café evoke bitter-sweet memoriesCAIRO: Time stood still 40 years ago on the walls of Al Oruba café; but not because of the usual…
Controversial book by Banha professor insults Christians
CAIRO: The Egyptian Union for Human Rights Organizations (EUHRO) filed a complaint to the Dean of Banha University, in northern Cairo, against a book they deemed insulting to Christianity. The…
Ultra-athletes endure sand, heat to run across Sahara Desert
Associated PressWESTERN DESERT: In 111 days, three ultra-endurance athletes - an American, a Canadian and a Taiwanese - did something most people could only describe as insane: Running the equivalent…
Pickpocket caught red-handed
CAIRO: Transport police finally got their hands on the notorious metro pickpocket, Al Gomhuria daily reported. Some of metro-users had earlier complained to the police that they had been robbed…
Muslim women keep faith with special swimsuits
Associated Press LOS ANGELES: Amana Siddiqi loved swimming as a child but gave it up as a teenager because her Muslim faith required she fully cover her body in public.…
Emirates Telecom to borrow LE 10 billion
CAIRO: Emirates Telecommunications Corp. (Etisalat) is looking to raise LE 10 billion in long-term finance, the company s chairman said on Tuesday.The cash will be used to pay off a…
