Artisan delights for the ethnically inclined
It all started with jealousy, said Mounaya Gallery's owner Ghada Abdelhak-Khalife laughingly. She is as warm as the gallery she has been running in Zamalek for three years with the…
Red carpet glamour at the Cairo Film Festival
It's not everyday international and Egyptian stars strut their stuff down the same red carpet, especially when this carpet is rolled out in the heart of Cairo. It was a…
Agriculture officials found guilty of importing cancerous pesticides
CAIRO: Two officials from the Ministry of Agriculture were found guilty of importing cancerous pesticides into the Egyptian market, bribery, and squandering public money. One MP told Daily News Egypt…
Egypt, Argentina leaders discuss Mideast conflicts
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak s spokesman says the Egyptian leader spent two hours discussing the conflicts plaguing the Mideast with Argentina s president during her first visit to Egypt.Presidential spokesman…
Al-Qaeda No. 2 insults Obama in new audio message
CAIRO: Al-Qaeda s No. 2 slurred Barack Obama with a demeaning racial term for a black American who does the bidding of whites in a new Web message Wednesday intended…
Egypt risks unrest if poor not protected in slowdown
CAIRO: The world economic crisis could lead to a repeat of the unrest that broke out in Egypt earlier this year if the government fails to cushion millions of poor…
Oil prices bounce back above $50
LONDON: Oil prices rose back above $50 a barrel on Friday as dealers sought bargain crude after the commodity struck the lowest levels for almost four years below the key…
Families of Bedouin victims list demands
CAIRO: Families of the Bedouins killed in clashes with security forces in Sinai last week gathered Friday and submitted a list of demands they urged authorities to heed.Families and other…
Sports talk: Zamalek, where are you?
Zamalek are not thinking straight these days. On the one hand their LE1,000 a day Ghanaian import Junior Agogo has proved a complete dud but on the other they are…
