4 Egyptian students make it to GCSE top 10 lists
CAIRO: Four students from El Alsson British International School are among the top 10 students in the world for their results in Edexcel A/S Art and Design, GCSE Art and…
A helping hand to the children of female prisoners
CAIRO: Twenty years ago journalist Nawal Mostafa set a goal for herself after visiting Egypt's Qanater prison for women: to do everything in her power to help the children of…
Journalists' Syndicate petitions to freeze Eissa sentence
CAIRO: Head of the Journalists' Syndicate Makram Mohamed Ahmed has petitioned Egypt's Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud to stop the implementation of the prison sentence against Ibrahim Eissa, local media…
Armed robberies in Egypt's remotest desert
CAIRO: The abduction of a European tour group in a distant corner of Egypt's desert underlines the potential dangers of adventure tourism pushing deeper into remote destinations and getting closer…
Egypt, Uganda land farming deal sparks controversy
CAIRO: A cooperation agreement between Egypt and Uganda in the field of agriculture and land farming has been the center of heated debate in the local media in both countries,…
Egypt U-20 hopes dented by Zambia
CAIRO: Egypt U-20 team's hopes of reaching the 2009 African Cup of Nations took a setback as the young Pharaohs were held to a 3-3 home draw by Zambia on…
Somali pirates release Egyptian ship
CAIRO: Somali pirates have released an Egyptian ship with 25 crew on board which was hijacked earlier this month off Somalia s Puntland region, the official MENA news agency reported…
Egypt shares rise on local buying, hopes for US deal
CAIRO: Egypt s main stock indexes inched higher on Sunday, breaking a four session losing streak, with local institutions buying and investors optimistic over a near approval of the US…