TV drama sparks debate over Egypt's last king
CAIRO: For more than 50 years Egyptians looked upon their last king Farouq as a debauched puppet of the West, but a new teledrama has shown an entirely different image…
Happy hour at the Canadian Hope Centre
The Canadian embassy's Thursday night drinks are legendary, so when I saw the public invite for a charity dinner pop up in my inbox to the Ambassador's Zamalek residence, wild…
Emaar dismisses price increase allegations
CAIRO: Emaar Egypt confirmed that the pricing structure of the Marassi residential resort continues to be based on original contract, despite recent allegations of elevating prices to unreasonable highs. "We…
Cairo farmers skeptical of army's plans for Al-Qursaya
CAIRO: Bayonets fixed, the soldiers scrambled onto the island in the middle of Cairo, rolled out barbed wire and set up camp. The reasons why they did so are as…
Yemen president to attend Arab mini-summit in Cairo
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh flew to Cairo Saturday to attend a four-way summit with the leaders of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Iraq, the official Saba news agency reported. The…
Brick Lane premieres in London amid controversy
LONDON: Brick Lane, the movie based on Monica Ali s critically-acclaimed novel, has finally premiered in London after controversy surrounding its filming and the cancellation of a royal performance.The film,…
SCA to limit tourists to Tut tomb
CAIRO: Egypt said on Sunday it will restrict the number of visitors to the tomb of the boy pharaoh Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings to 400 a day…
Coptic Pope leaves hospital
CAIRO: The head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Shenuda III, left hospital on Sunday, five days after the 84-year-old was admitted amid fears of his worsening health. The pope…
Head of Al-Umma party seeks Nobel Prize
CAIRO: The family of Ahmad Al-Sabahy, head of Al-Umma Party and a former presidential candidate in 2005, nominated him for the Nobel Peace prize for his distinguished work in astrology,…
Al-Saqqa joins former club Genclerbirligi
CAIRO: Abdel Zaher Al-Saqqa will be joining Turkish side Genclerbirligi from Konyaspor, starting from the upcoming transfer break in January.The Egypt stopper, who joined Konya from Gencler in 2005, signed…
