The mother and the family: Can women save Sinai from terror?
CAIRO: Taba in 2004, Sharm El-Sheikh in 2005, and Dahab in 2006; three deadly terrorist attacks rocked the Sinai peninsula in as many years. Suspecting Bedouin involvement, the Egyptian government…
Duweiqa death toll exceeds 100
CAIRO: The death toll of the Duweiqa rockslide crossed the century mark two weeks after massive boulders slid off the edge of Moqattam onto the shantytown below.Reports indicate that 101…
Back to school: Kefaya calls for strike on first day
CAIRO: The Kefaya movement called on students and teachers to strike today, the first day of the new school year, under the slogan Make the 20th a day for peaceful…
No end in sight for Abo Fana agreement
CAIRO: The Abo Fana monastery agreement, which should have been signed on Wednesday, has once again been postponed after the Bishop of Mowas monastery, where it was to be signed,…
Hassan out of ASEC clash
CAIRO; Ahly midfielder Ahmed Hassan will not be taking part in his team s upcoming CAF Champions League clash against ASEC Mimosas on Sept. 21. I ve played many games…
African clubs chase for semi-finals spots reaches climax
JOHANNESBURG: The struggle to reach the African Champions League semi-finals goes down to the wire this weekend with seven clubs hoping to join Ahly of Egypt.Surprise packets Dynamos of Zimbabwe…
Two dead, three missing in Gaza tunnel collapse
GAZA CITY: A Gaza security official says two people have died in the collapse of a smugglers tunnel under the Gaza-Egypt border and three are still trapped below ground.The official…
Crisis? What crisis? asks cash-rich art world
NEW YORK: In a world sweating over financial turmoil, high-end art collectors say they are keeping their cool - and still spinning profits.As stock markets crashed Tuesday from Wall Street…