Mediating the nuclear impasse
Iran s insistence on enriching uranium in defiance of three UN Security Council resolutions, combined with a bevy of antagonistic threats aimed at Israel s existence has created an explosive…
Recycling is popular, once it's put in context
CAIRO: "You can recycle anything. This bold claim, made by AUC's Professor of Environment and Development, Salah El-Haggar, just may be Egypt's answer to the global trend of "going green.…
Wikimania hits Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA: Soaring from Frankfurt to Boston to Taipei, Wikimania s fourth annual conference has landed this year at Bibliotheca Alexandrina, extending the global dream of free access to knowledge to…
Thanawiya Amma students start university application ordeal
CAIRO: Computer labs throughout Egypt were packed on Saturday as 22,200 Thanawiya amma (Egypt's national secondary certificate) graduates began the university application process via the official University Admissions Office website.…
Hadari's Sion lose in league opener
CAIRO: Essam Al-Hadari conceded three goals as Sion succumbed to a 3-1 defeat to Aarau in the first game of the Swiss Super League.Romanian striker Christian Ianu scored twice in…
Ismaili aim to extend Fadl's contract
ISMAILIA: Ismaili are stepping up their efforts to extend Mohamed Fadl's contract, the club's technical director Ali Abou-Greisha said on Friday."The player prefers to stay with us, former Ismaili great…
Man gets 4 years for trafficking in fake Viagra
BALTIMORE: A federal judge in Baltimore has sentenced a 27-year-old Jordanian man to four years in prison for trafficking in fake Viagra pills.The US Attorney s office says Iyad Dogmosh…
Egypt train crash toll rises to 44
CAIRO: The number of people killed after vehicles waiting at a level crossing in Egypt were hit by a runaway truck and shunted into the path of a train has…
