Raouf replaces Fadl in Egypt squad
CAIRO: Hassan Shehata chose ENPPI striker Ahmed Raouf to replace the injured Mohamed Fadl ahead of Egypt s 2010 World Cup qualifier in Malawi next Saturday.Fadl dislocated his shoulder in…
Egypt population could more than double by 2050, says Mubarak
CAIRO: Egypt s population could more than double to reach 160 million by 2050, hindering social and economic development unless something is done about the urgent problem, President Hosni Mubarak…
Lawyers rise in protest on eve of amendments vote
CAIRO: Standing before a row of black-clad central security police, lawyers from all over Cairo crammed into the small forecourt of the Lawyers' Syndicate to protest against proposed amendments to…
Abbas says settlements main obstacle to peace
CAIRO: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday that continued Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank was the biggest obstacle to peace."We consider settlements the main obstacle to…
Motorbike enthusiast takes the reins at Four Seasons
CAIRO: "I ve been everywhere on my motorcycle, from Aswan to Siwa to Marsa Alam, Sharm El-Sheikh - you name it, said hotelier Olivier Masson. As a member of the…
Car insurance market gains momentum
CAIRO: As the sprawling Automech car fair wound down in Nasr City this week, Citibank's booth was still doing a brisk business, signing over several hundred insurance policies in a…
Victory for opposition on gas export deals
CAIRO: Bowing to pressure from the opposition, Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmy announced Sunday that the government will revise its natural gas export prices and will not sign new exportation…
Adam Sandler searches for laughs in the Mideast conflict
Comedian Adam Sandler is back on the big screen, looking for laughs with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a backdrop in his new movie You Don t Mess with the Zohan.…
DJ Ipek: Play how you dance
Ipek Ipekcioglu didn't initially set out to mix records; that is, until fate stepped in. About 10 years ago, the DJ who was scheduled to host a party for gay…
Scarcity in an age of plenty
Around the world, protests against soaring food and fuel prices are mounting. The poor - and even the middle classes - are seeing their incomes squeezed as the global economy…