Outlook for election to succeed IAEA's ElBaradei
The International Atomic Energy Agency failed to agree on a new chief on Friday, with Japanese frontrunner Yukiya Amano falling one vote short of the required two-thirds majority. He consistently…
Interview: Leave it to the ballot boxes, Nour tells government
CAIRO: Ayman Nour came to prominence when he placed second in the 2005 Presidential elections. Shortly after, he was serving a five-year prison sentence on charges of forging Powers of…
Egypt official in Syria to push for Palestinian unity
CAIRO: A senior Egyptian official is in Damascus to meet Syrian and Hamas officials ahead of renewed Palestinian unity talks next week, a Palestinian official said on Friday.Intelligence chief Omar…
Robot brings hope to kids with learning difficulties
A robot named Cosmo has become six-year-old Kevin Fitzgerald's unlikely ally in his uphill everyday battle with developmental difficulties.At a strip mall clinic in suburban Maryland, Kevin is at the…
Bold colors from down under
Over the past week, Egypt's fashion aficionados and socialites were either shopping at Carl Kapp's trunk show or talking about it; it was the first time the Australia-based South African…
How to decorate one's Terra
More people today are considering contemporary tastes and ideas in home decoration and renovation, a departure from the ubiquitous gilded French style that peppered every self-respecting Egyptian's home.Off with the…
A quick jaunt to Italy
Pane Vino s location on the second floor of the Semiramis Intercontinental, overlooking the Qasr El-Nil Bridge, gives it stunning views of the city s river and its surroundings. Cairo…
Spinal cord stimulation could help treat Parkinson's disease, says study
A small device implanted on the spinal cord could one day offer a better way to treat Parkinson's disease, according to a study released last week showing success in trials…
Japan's new envoys aim to spread cute to the world
Cute isn t a country, but it now has three ambassadors.Dressed in a plaid miniskirt, a polka-dot shirt and a pink Victorian dress, three young women named Japan s ambassadors…
Extracurricular activities: Not just for kids anymore
Never got around to learning how to Salsa dance? Always wanted to master tennis? Now s the time to make space in your schedule for some of the great extracurricular…