Songs of Egypt on a canvas

It began with an image of an old telephone. It had to be painted in a context; the one envisioned was of a man putting away his lighter, cigarette and…

Chitra Kalyani

DNA test to discover Tutenkhamun's parentage

CAIRO: Egyptian researchers are using DNA tests to discover the lineage of pharaoh king Tutenkhamun, whose ancestry remains a mystery to Egyptologists, antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said on Monday.The young…

AFP
AFP

What Egypt can learn from the "swine flu" scare

WASHINGTON, DC: Now that the scare over the "swine flu virus (H1N1) has subsided around the world, governments, international organizations and ordinary people are taking stock to determine whether the…

Daily News Egypt

Israelis are shown a glimpse of the Nakba

RAMALLAH: Somewhere outside Tel Aviv last week two busloads of Israelis were taken on a tour of their history. It is a history many of them will have heard a…

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Yes He Can! Insha'Aallah, Yes He Will!

Obama is coming to Cairo! What a refreshing change! I'm not just referring to the rather extraordinary popular mood in streets noted in the more recent past for an anti-US…

Daily News Egypt

Doctors' Syndicate outlines anti-smoking campaign

CAIRO: The Doctors' Syndicate outlined its plan to combat smoking in Egypt over the next three months, in a joint campaign with the World Health Organization (WHO). The syndicate aims…

Yasmine Saleh

American Islamic Congress will benefit from Obama's visit, says director

CAIRO: As the Arab and Muslim world pricks up its ears for US President Barack Obama's much-anticipated speech on June 4, Dalia Ziada, North Africa director of the American Islamic…

Safaa Abdoun

Obama ratings up in Arab countries, says poll

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama s popularity in Arab nations has risen sharply compared to his predecessor George W. Bush, a poll showed Monday ahead of his trip to the heart…

AFP
AFP

Wedding Joy

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