Affordable smaller PCs are few years away, says IT professional
CAIRO: In a matter of years the computer will become "more or less like a mobile phone, said Krishna Murthy, deputy managing director for the information technology firm Acer's Middle…
Government invites investors to bid on gas exploration rights in the south
CAIRO: In a bid to liberalize Egypt's energy sector, Ministry of Petroleum announced this week it would sell oil and gas exploration and production rights in 12 areas around the…
Lord of the Dance dazzles Cairo
Only one word is adequate to describe the performance of Michael Flatley's "Lord of the Dance this past weekend: Splendid. Staged at the Main Hall of the Cairo Opera House,…
Arab Christians are Arabs (Part II)
The Arabian desert and the area around it gave birth to a number of tribes and civilizations -Phoenicians, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Arameans, Hebrews, Canaanites, Nabateans, etc. These tribes continuously drifted out…
Combating Fitna
Last week, Dutch MP Geert Wilders released his movie Fitna, attacking Muslims and the Quran, amidst wide international worries that airing the movie would only lead to further cross-cultural tensions,…
In Focus: Four models for change
Many Egyptians have a firm conviction that their country is moving towards change, regardless of the nature and content of this change, and that a bill is being paid to…
Heroin by the highway
CAIRO/FAYOUM: At first it looked like a stick held aloft, perhaps a stick for walking with. As we approached across the sand, the outline became clear: it was a Kalashnikov…
Ministry bans Der Spiegel issue for 'insulting Islam
CAIRO: The Ministry of Information has ordered the seizure of a special edition of the German news magazine Der Spiegel after it was deemed to be insulting to Islam and…
Zidan poised to start against Stuttgart
CAIRO: Mohamed Zidan is expected to lead Hamburg s attack when they take on Bundesliga champions Stuttgart on the weekend, as Huub Stevens team are hit by injuries upfront.Top scorer…
Moselhi rubbishes claims that Ittihad are receiving 'favors'
ALEXANDRIA: Ittihad chairman Mohamed Moselhi rejected rumors suggesting that the Alexandria giants are receiving favors in order to save them from relegation.Ittihad s shocking 1-0 victory at Petrojet last week…