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…
Clinton, Taha meet amid pressure on Sudan to hold vote
NEW YORK: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met here Tuesday with Sudan's Vice President Ali Osman Taha, as international pressure mounted on Khartoum to hold two planned referendums next year…
Syria: Agriculture gets helping hand
As Syria braces for a third successive season of drought, Damascus has introduced a raft of measures to support the agricultural sector, including adjustments to farmers' financing terms and new…
Dubai needs no more UAE central bank support, says official
DUBAI: Dubai needs no more support from the United Arab Emirates central bank and conditions in the banking sector have improved, a senior official from the debt-laden Gulf emirate said…
