First Egyptian-German intersex conference tackles the stigma of ambiguous genitalia

CAIRO: Bahaa, 30, appears to be a male at a distance, but at closer range his movements and facial features can be those of a man or a woman. However,…

Ahmed Maged

Controversial Muslim scholar says no to job in Netherlands

THE HAGUE: Controversial Muslim intellectual Tariq Ramadan said Wednesday he had turned down a chair of Islamic studies post at a Dutch university amid criticism from the far right. But…

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18-year-old kills friend over cell phone

CAIRO: Pedestrians by the railroad crossing of Mansheyet Nasser witnessed a horrific scene when 18-year-old Hossam Arabi Fathi grabbed 21-year-old Mohamed Al Sayed's head and took a knife to his…

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Nawal El Saadawi honored

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Olmert likens Israel to apartheid South Africa

CAIRO: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has declared that if a Palestinian state is not created soon it will cause a "South African-style apartheid struggle that would spell the end…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein

Bloomberg: Hosni Mubarak "Paves way" for son Gamal

CAIRO: New York-based news agency Bloomberg ran an article Wednesday contending that President Hosni Mubarak is preparing for his son Gamal to take over as president.The article notes that four…

Jonathan Spollen

Sodic year-on-year revenues reach LE 321 mln

CAIRO: Sixth of October for Development and Investment Company (Sodic) recorded a five-fold increase in year-on-year revenues to LE 321.25 million for the first nine months of 2007.Releasing its third…

Reem Nafie

BRIEFS 30/11/2007

PTT to buy 25 pct of East Mediterranean Gas for $486.9 mlnDow Jones reported that Thai energy conglomerate PTT PCL said it agreed to buy 25 percent of Egypt's East…

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TMG first-day trading below market expectations, dips on day two

CAIRO: Talaat Mustafa Group (TMG) shares inched down to close at LE 13.28 on the second day of trading, after performing worse than expected on their market debut. Major stocks…

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