Michael Jackson virtual world taking shape
A virtual planet devoted to Michael Jackson is being created online as a world where fans can go to celebrate the life of the late "King of Pop." California-based SEE…
From Bond to bizarre: MI6 unveils secrets
A spy lands on a beach near a casino and strips off his wetsuit to reveal a smart tuxedo. Intelligence agents experiment with using bodily fluid as invisible ink to…
Egypt PM defends property developers in dispute
CAIRO: Egypt's prime minister defended the country's biggest publicly traded property developer at the center of a contested land deal, saying in comments published Wednesday that media attacks on investors…
Documentary shows dramatic shrinking of the Aral Sea
A new documentary which premiered Tuesday at a film festival in Spain graphically depicts the dramatic desiccation of the Aral Sea in Central Asia. "Aral, the Lost Sea," combines archive…
Mansour, Shikabala bury the hatchet
CAIRO: Mortada Mansour is set to withdraw the complaints he filed against Shikabala as reconciliation between both men was finally brought about on Tuesday. "Zamalek's football director Ibrahim Hassan talked…
Galal Ibrahim appointed Zamalek chairman
CAIRO: Former Zamalek president Galal Ibrahim has been named interim chairman of the club by the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports. Ibrahim will be installed on a temporary basis,…
David within one win of the record
SHARM EL SHEIKH: Nicol David moved to within one win of equaling the record of five World Open titles when she quelled the challenge of England's Alison Waters in straight…
CanSurvive marks World Lymphoma Awareness Day in Egypt
CAIRO: CanSurvive, Egypt’s leading group for cancer patients, hosted an event on Sept. 21 at the Four Seasons Nile Plaza to celebrate World Lymphoma Awareness Day. The event's purpose was…
Muslim Brotherhood critique Ramadan series
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary bloc held a political salon on Monday evening titled “The Group…Between History and Drama,” to critique the TV series, “Al-Gama’a,” which was broadcast during Ramadan…
Egypt accuses Israel of ‘chutzpah’ at nuclear meet
VIENNA: Egypt accused Israel on Wednesday of displaying "chutzpah" — blatant shamelessness — in unusually harsh comments at a 151-nation meeting on the issue of a nuclear-free Mideast. The remarks…