Wust El Balad's ill-fated journey from stage to the metro station
A recording contract must be something of a mixed blessing for an unsigned band whose reputation is built on years of live gigging. If you're Wust El Balad, one minute…
Indy theater artists converge on Alex for 5th Creative Forum
Alexandria is no longer a cosmopolitan city, Mahmoud Aboudoma, director of the Creative Forum for Independent Theater Groups said, "Yet people from around the world still love to come. The…
Indonesia´s green madrassas
In a remote part of Central Java, Indonesia's most populous island, there is a rather unusual form of environmentalism taking root. Shadowed by the great Merapi volcano and surrounded by…
A War on Tolerance
When "tolerance becomes a term of abuse in a place like the Netherlands, you know that something has gone seriously wrong. The Dutch always took pride in being the most…
At the Altar of Palestine
After he scored a goal in a recent match against Sudan in the African Nations Cup, Egyptian soccer star Abou Trika lifted his jersey to show an undershirt inscribed with…
Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi refused UK entry
CAIRO: The British government has refused to issue a visa to Egyptian cleric Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi, a spokeswoman for the British Home Office in London told Daily News Egypt.In a…
Ministry of Health disagrees with WHO's smoking report
CAIRO: Egypt is fully enforcing all key measures to decrease the usage of tobacco among the Egyptian population, according to Dr Abdel Rahman Shahin, media spokesperson of the Ministry of…
Ship's anchor cut Gulf internet cable
CAIRO: A ship's anchor severed one of the undersea internet cables damaged last week, causing outages that continue to affect business across the Middle East and South Asia, the cable's…
At least 30 killed in highway trailer, microbus accident
CAIRO: At least 29 people were killed this morning in a road accident caused by thick fog. The accident occurred 22 km into a highway headed south from Cairo's Autostrade.An…