Growing Green
Economic stimulus is the order of the day. This is as it must be, as governments around the world struggle to jump-start the global economy.But even as leaders address the…
The Murrow option
CAIRO: Almost 50 years ago, President John F. Kennedy turned to America's most respected journalist to tell the nation's story to the world. Edward R. Murrow was the father of…
E-government services promote accountability and transparency
CAIRO: The government's recently introduced online services aim to make life easier for citizens as well as to involve them in the decision making-process, Minister of Administrative Development Ahmed Darwish…
Zewail on the wealth of a nation
CAIRO: Femto-technology is not Nobel Prize winner Ahmed Zewail's only contribution to human progress. At once engaging, entertaining and absorbing, his talk at the Cairo Opera House's Cultural Salon on…
El Baradie allegedly blacklisted from state television
CAIRO: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Chief Mohamed ElBaradei has allegedly been placed on a blacklist to not appear on Egyptian state television after scathing remarks he made on satellite…
Chevrolet becomes Al Ahly's official car
CAIRO: Mansour Chevrolet and General Motors Egypt announced a LE 76 million sponsorship deal with Al Ahly sports club Tuesday at a press conference, making Chevrolet the club's official car…
Muslim women face 'crisis' over violence, inequality, says UN official
KUALA LUMPUR: Muslim women around the world are facing a growing crisis as Islamic governments fail to honor commitments to end inequality and violence against them, a senior UN official…
Students questioned in Sharqeya for conducting campus survey
CAIRO: A survey about university student concerns became the object of state security investigations Monday when two students at the University of Sharqeya were held and questioned for distributing it…
We'll make history against Ahly, says Yanga chief
CAIRO: Tanzania's Young Africans chairman Iman Madega is aiming to make history in Egypt and see his side eliminate CAF Champions League holders Ahly from the competition s early stages.Yanga…