COFFEE TALK: Gossip, right out of a soap opera
"Do you know that I saw a man in a niqab in Heliopolis yesterday? gasped Heba."You saw what? asked Yasmine.This particular coffee talk session kicked off quite fast leaving me…
Gifts outside the box
Parents of a newborn baby are usually excited when their family and friends start visiting, carrying stacks of shiny wrapped boxes. But once the wrapping paper comes off, their excitement…
Kickbox your way to a healthy lifestyle
It was with a mixture of excitement and trepidation that I waited outside the studio for my first ever kickboxing class.A little more than two months later and I am…
SCI TECH SCENE: Curious gadget fans smash, dissect iPhones
ReutersIt took Apple Inc. more than six months to build the iPhone but curious gadget fanatics needed only minutes to tear one apart.Within hours of the first iPhones going on…
Get ready for the beach catwalk
It's a catwalk out there. Summer is upon us and everyone's been flocking to the North Coast. Whether it's Hacienda, Diplomatic Village or another popular beach resort, girls can be…
Science, medicine, art meet at London's new Wellcome Collection
Associated PressImagine looking at Leonardo da Vinci s heart sketch while listening to Hank Williams Your Cheatin Heart, or viewing a sculpture of an HIV-positive woman in a cast made…
Transparency International lists Egypt among countries with corrupt legal systems
CAIRO: Transparency International's 2007 annual report listed Egypt among those countries which suffer from corruption in its legal system.For Egypt to achieve political progress and put an end to the…
Human rights organizations call for Bedouins' release
CAIRO: Last week saw fierce negotiations between different human rights organizations and the interior ministry, in an attempt to release the large number of Bedouin political detainees. We have been…
Court of Cassation approves expelled MP El-Sadat's appeal against PA
CAIRO: Mohamed Esmat El-Sadat s appeal against the People's Assembly's decision to revoke his parliamentary membership was not intended to reinstate him but rather to expose how things truly work…
Arabs to meet Israel while Palestine remains split
Efforts should be focused on Palestinian division, expert saysThe visit to Israel is supposed to come after Aboul Gheit pays a visit to Washington on July 9. Additionally, the EU…
