Some Muslim states not ready to fight bird flu, says WHO
KUALA LUMPUR: Some Muslim countries are ill-prepared to tackle an outbreak of bird flu because of poor resources and public apathy, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said at a…
Egypt lose Arab summit in FIFA ranking
Egypt have lost their supremacy over Arab teams for the first time in 16 months in the monthly Fifa ranking released by the football governing body for national teams.The African…
Shikabala rescues Egypt to a 1-1 draw in Kuwait
Once again the Pharaohs failed to convert their domination into goals as they were held by Kuwait to a 1-1 draw, Tuesday in a friendly held in Kuwait. Bashar Abdullah…
Researcher at Ibn Khaldun center still missing
CAIRO: Researcher at Ibn Khaldun Center, Amr Tharwat, who was arrested late May along with Abdellatif Mohamed Saied, Ahmed Dahmash, Abdel Hamid Abdel Rahman, Ahmed El Sayed are still missing,…
Up close with an Iraqi refugee
CAIRO: Omar is an Iraqi refugee who fled his war-torn country for Cairo six months ago. The 30-year-old mechanical engineer from Baghdad, left everything behind, including his family, spacious home…
Environmentalists demand halt of potential oil drilling project on Red Sea Coast
CAIRO/HURGHADA: As British oil company Burren Energy Ltd. makes final preparations for a potential oil drilling project near a protected area on the Red Sea Coast, environmental organizations demand the…
Mounib Causeway: more than just the after-effects of the heat wave
CAIRO: Heat waves are not new to many of us, for when one hits us, people are washed in their own sweat, and they become dehydrated - or faint. The…
Egypt court rules against US university on face veil
ReutersCAIRO: An Egyptian court ruled on Saturday that the US-accredited American University in Cairo (AUC) was wrong to bar a female scholar who wears an Islamic face veil from using…
Bird Flu claims life of Qena girl
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health announced Saturday the 15th Egyptian death from the deadly H5N1 virus, known as bird flu. The victim, a 10-year-old girl from Qena province, was found…
