RESTAURANT REVIEW: Matam Al-Khartoum takes you on an epicurean visit to Sudan
Getting a visa to visit Sudan these days is almost impossible. Fortunately, getting to Matam Al-Khartoum is not. Finding the place is still an adventure though; you must turn down…
No time like now for the tech-savvy
In the labor market of today, the traditional vacation seems like an abstract concept to many workers. According to a recent poll conducted jointly by Associated Press and market research…
Sports Talk: Death revisited Ahly football club but this time the visitor was turned away
Ahly was playing Geish in the quarter-finals of the Egyptian Cup. The score was tied at one when in the last minute of the first half Ahly s central defender…
Cairo: A hub for future Arabists
CAIRO: Recent years have witnessed an upsurge in the number of foreign scholars of Arabic and Middle Eastern studies. Whether struggling with glottal stops and gurgling 'ayns' and 'khas' for…
NDP member denies PA squabble over assaulted Brotherhood MP
CAIRO: The case of Yasser Hamoud, the member of parliament affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood who was recently assaulted by police, was transferred to the public prosecutor's office for investigation.…
Sheikh attacks another book by the Grand Mufti
CAIRO: Sheikh Youssef El Badry, who attacked Egypt's Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa's new book entitled "Al-Bayan Lama Yashgal Al Azhan, (Knowledge for all that Crosses your Mind) in an article…
Rumors of sectarian clashes in Alexandria spin out of control
CAIRO: Press reports of sectarian clashes between Muslims and Christians in Alexandria on Tuesday have made headline news in the local Al-Masry Al-Youm and Al-Dostour newspapers, each telling a different…
Fishing on the banks of Cairo's Nile: A hobby, an addiction and a panacea
CAIRO: It was the fruit of a long wait for Osman, 40, who had been patiently waiting with his two fishing rods at Fom Al Khaleeg bridge in Cairo. Amid…