Body of drowned coast guard still missing
The body of a young coast guard is still missing, leading his family to suspect foul-play.The Coast Guard Police has so far not found the body of Mahmoud Mohamed Abdel…
Dying for that ancient treasure
Although prospecting for antiquities has been going on for several decades, recently monument trafficking in Egypt has been spreading like wildfire, with several big families in Upper Egypt in particular…
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DiwanEnglish fiction 1) A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini 2) Brida - Paulo Coelho 3) Alchemist - Paulo Coelho 4) The Poison Tree - Marwa Rakha 5) Map of…
Africa not using enough renewable energy, say experts
CAPE TOWN: Solving Africa s power crisis will require greater energy efficiency and countries making better use of renewable resources, the World Economic Forum on Africa heard Thursday.The continent, where…
Al-Zawahri calls Muslims to break Gaza siege
CAIRO: Al-Qaeda s top deputy Ayman Al-Zawahri called on Muslims to launch holy war to break the siege of Gaza, in a new audio recording posted Wednesday on a militant…
New traffic, registration laws show no sign of dampening sales, analysts say
CAIRO: Last month, licensing some cars got trickier. On May 5, parliament passed a set of price hikes that upped the cost of registering a variety of vehicles. Then last…
Car insurance, though growing, is still murky
CAIRO: Spend enough time on any Cairo road and you're likely to encounter a familiar scene: Two men (or, less frequently, women) scuffle over a bent fender or nicked rearview…
An adolescent analysis of Arab emasculation
As the opening credits of "Leilat El Baby Doll (Baby Doll Night) started rolling, my expectations rose with every name of the cast members emerging on screen. Each actor of…