CAF exclude Rwanda from inter-club competitions
CAIRO: The Confederation of African Football (CAF) excluded Rwanda from inter-clubs competitions on Saturday, just few days before Zamalek take on APR in the Champions League.In a statement on their…
Detained Irish mother and daughter not to face trial in Egypt
CAIRO: An Irish charity worker and her daughter who were detained after crossing from Gaza into Egypt will not face trial, a spokeswoman for the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs…
Palestinian group calls on Aboul Gheit to apologize to Gazans
DAMASCUS: A Palestinian faction on Sunday denounced a recent statement by Egypt s Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit in which he warned the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip not to…
Economic woes reduce 'quality of life,' says MasterCard report
CAIRO: Fears of inflationary pressure and soaring food prices have lowered the way Egyptians perceive "quality of life, according to seasonally adjusted data revealed by MasterCard advisors at a press…
Orange, MCIT partner to solve internet problem
CAIRO: Orange, a France Telecom company, was quick to respond to the cut of two major submarine cables in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, Jan. 30, the company said in a…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: What a week
There was a palpable energy this week on the streets of Cairo, as the African Cup of Nations climaxed. Cairenes fizzed like champagne and no place did the cork dent…
Salama re-percussions take center stage
Tucked away in the nooks and crannies of Downtown, El-Rawabit Theater is another independent space putting the 'r' of romance back into Cairo. On my way to the Townhouse Gallery,…
Peace through Superior Football
When it comes to wishing for peace in the Middle East - virtually a New Year's tradition ¬- one needs to be careful. So many hopes have vanished in the…
Cross-cultural conversations through theatre
I recently became the education coordinator for The Culture Project, a non-profit theatre company in Manhattan, whose mission is to bear witness to injustice by maximizing artistic resources to stimulate…
Healing Separation
In October 2006, a group of women from the Holy Land gathered in Colorado to co-create a Middle Eastern village experience-living, eating, and learning together. The women came from a…