Egyptian firm repays cash for Russian grain, says paper
CAIRO: Egyptian Traders Co has paid back $9.6 million it received from Egypt's state wheat buyer for a shipment of Russian grain that it has been ordered to re-export over…
Sex and politics in Cairo nooks
Artellewa screens it like it is. Beating in the pulse of the nitty-gritty of Cairo life in Giza's impoverished Ard El-Lewa neighborhood is this artsy spot that hosted two movies…
1,096 nights: Bibi, Scheherazade and the impossibility of peace
One of the most internationally well-known pieces of Arabic literature is "One Thousand and One Nights , in which a new bride forestalls her execution by spinning yarn after yarn…
Iran shaken by electoral earthquake
The 10th presidential election in Iran that took place in June 12, 2009 is a paradigm shift in Iranian politics. Since 1979, the authority of the state was based on…
Arab pro-democracy movements should support Iran's new revolutionaries
The coming days will determine whether Iran continues to be governed by a rogue and expansionist regime hiding behind the veil of a moral theocracy or a government that is…
Pharmacies sell Tamiflu despite government ban
CAIRO: Tamiflu, the most common effective swine flu drug, is only available at public hospitals, but numerous pharmacies sell it for LE 350-400 despite a government ban on the private…
Decision to change village's name reversed after residents protest
CAIRO: Residents of the Minya village of Deir Abu Hanas celebrated the governor's decision to keep the village's name, after Minister of Justice's decision to change it to Wadi Al…
Egypt's report 3 new H1N1 cases, total reaches 29
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health announced three new cases of swine flu Wednesday, pushing the total number of reported cases up to 29. The most alarming case among those three…
Campus security ruling met with skepticism
CAIRO: Reacting to the administrative court ruling yesterday which bans the presence of interior ministry state security officers on Cairo University's campus, both students and professors were skeptical about the…
Italy's Lippi says Egypt game 'tough'
JOHANNESBURG: Italy coach Marcello Lippi is wary of a dangerous Egypt side but says his team's "calmness and serenity will help them win their Confederations Cup showdown here on Thursday.The…
