Egypt slip to 43rd spot in Fifa ranking
CAIRO: Egypt slipped three spots down to hold 43rd position in this month s edition of the FIFA ranking for national team launched by the football governing body. The African…
Education ministers miss important PA meeting
CAIRO: Minister of Higher Education Hani Hilal and Minister of Education Yousry Al-Gamal failed to attend a People's Assembly's (PA) education committee meeting last Monday, according to MP Farid Ismail.Ismail,…
Web users at internet cafes allegedly under the radar of state security, says blogger
CAIRO: Do you regularly check your email, chat with friends, or surf the internet at one of Cairo's many net cafes? If so, don't be surprised if you are asked…
Is 'terrorist threat' to America another Bush-Cheney fabrication?
In the most massive racial profiling since Japanese-Americans were herded into detention camps in World War II, the Bush administration after 9/11 required 80,000 Arab and Muslim foreign nationals living…
Facebook Oldies
I'm embarrassed to say that after reading Newsweek's recent cover story on Facebook.I joined. The majority of the social networking site's new members are people over 35: oldies like me.…
Morocco's female religious counselors
Morocco is making a conspicuous effort to curb religious extremism by giving women access to mosques, not only as believers who would like to pray, but also as religious guides…
Think outside the box: craftsman makes wooden fanous
In the large, bustling market in Bab El Khalk, a unique collection of fawanees, or Ramadan lanterns, is bound to capture the attention of every shopper and every passerby. Among…
Nights of the mummies
The French Cultural Center in Egypt, in partnership with the German Goethe Institute and the Egyptian Ministry of Culture, are calling back the mummies from their tombs with a series…
i-Score to assess consumers' credit history
CAIRO: As Egypt's first private-sector credit bureau joins forces with banks and commercial lenders to collect information about the country's credit status, the bureau is also making an attempt to…
