Return of the Egyptians
It was an evening of nostalgia. The band formed in 1976 made a comeback at the Sawy Culture Center on Sunday at a concert entitled "El-Masriyeen Rag'een (Masriyeen Return). While…
The new converts
JERUSALEM: Twelve thousand Ethiopians live around a compound in the city of Gondar. They left their villages for a promise of a better life in a new country. The compound…
How women go bankrupt
As the world struggles to emerge from the economic near-collapse of last fall, there is one sub-group that has slid below the waterline in record numbers: formerly middle-class women. A…
How to keep a New Year's resolution
MELBOURNE: Did you make any New Year's resolutions? Perhaps you resolved to get fit, to lose weight, to save more money, or to drink less alcohol. Or your resolution may…
Rights group condemns verdict upholding ban on niqab during examinations
CAIRO: A rights group has condemned a court decision which upholds the ban on female university students wearing the niqab, or full face covering, during examinations.The State Council's administrative judiciary…
Fatwas explode on Egypt's Gaza barrier
CAIRO: Reacting to Al-Azhar's support of an underground barrier along Egypt's border with Gaza, Scholar Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi deemed its construction a violation of Sharia because it is meant to…
10 new swine flu deaths bring Egypt's tally to 159
CAIRO: The Egyptian Ministry of Health announced late Monday the death of 10 cases of swine flu in Egypt, raising the total death toll to 159. The most recent deaths,…
April 6 movement to sue ruling party MP
CAIRO: The April 6 Youth Movement is taking legal action against MP Abdel-Ahad Gamal El-Din for accusing them of betraying Egypt and working on behalf of foreign entities. Tension struck…
Zamalek to face Bremen in friendly
CAIRO: Zamalek will face Bundesliga giants Werder Bremen in a friendly game in the UAE on Jan. 8, general coordinator Ibrahim Hassan announced. We will use the winter break to…