Egypt unveils King Tut's mummy to the public for the first time
LUXOR: Egypt put King Tut's mummy on public display for the first time Sunday - 85 years after the 3,000-year-old boy pharaoh's golden enshrined tomb and mummy were discovered in…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: Searching for the lost battalion
Wanted: Historical sources - photos, letters, journals or memories of the 70,000 New Zealand troops that were based in Maadi during World War II.A New Zealand filmmaker is on his…
Art projects experiment with the streets of Cairo
While driving around Cairo in the evenings, you see couples sitting by the Nile, families hanging out on the bridges and men gathered in coffee shops watching football matches. "Tales…
Experts wary of increasing cement prices
CAIRO: Cement experts expect prices to skyrocket to unprecedented highs following last week's cement auction, contrary to the government's recent efforts to reduce prices. "Prices of licenses were way above…
Egypt seeks to head table of 'Arab nuclear family'
CAIRO: Egypt s plans to build nuclear plants led experts to believe it s stepping up its regional role. President Hosni Mubarak announced last week that Egypt planned to construct…
Opposition fear new NDP moves will facilitate Gamal succession
CAIRO: Political opposition have been heavily critical of the ruling National Democratic Party's (NDP) conference and the decisions that have been taken in this year's annual party bonanza.At the opening…
Egyptian court jails 14 railway officials after deadly train accident
CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced 14 railway officials, including the deputy chairman of the railway authority, to one year in jail Sunday for their role in a deadly train accident…
Ismaili file Al Ahly complaint
CAIRO: Ismaili have filed a complaint to the Egyptian Football Association, protesting Al Ahly fans behavior during the 1-1 league draw on Thursday. We decided to complain after Al Ahly…
