Muslim Americans speak out in the 'Hijabi Monologues'
CAIRO: One of the defining features of modern times is a mania for public confession: from Bill Clinton's televised broadcast in 1998 telling the world what it already knew about…
Three students die in Egypt university stampede: security
CAIRO: Three students were crushed to death and another seven injured on Saturday as they attempted to escape a lecture theater after news spread of a fire at their Nile…
Fired workers demonstrate outside Workers' Union
CAIRO: Jobless and penniless, eight men held a demonstration in front of the Workers Union yesterday Jan. 9. The eight men, who have been jobless for three months, were sacked…
Sports Talk: Mind your manners
It is pure joy to watch one of our own go from great to greater. Egypt s Amr Shabana in Bermuda this week won the final of the Endurance World…
Fairytales mix with blurred reality
It s clear through the first scenes of Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle that the relationship between the two main characters Aonhgas and his grandfather have deteriorated over the years. Tension…
Prime Minister: Egypt to scrap antiquated subsidies program
CAIRO: Egypt plans to do away with its antiquated subsidies program, the prime minister said Thursday, but the country s president of 26 years opposed the move, suggesting it would…
Prison didn't change me: Kareem Amer
CAIRO: Without a personal computer and through Internet cafés, 22-year-old Al-Azhar University student Abdel Kareem Nabil Soliman, known as Kareem Amer, created a blog under the name "Kareem Amer. The…
Syndicate head plays down fears of press monitoring
CAIRO: President of the Journalists' Syndicate Makram Mohammed Ahmed played down concerns over the decision of the Central Audit Bureau (CAB) to monitor the independent press in Egypt.The State Council…
Balestra Fashion Show at Ramses Hilton
With the cooperation of the Italian Embassy in Egypt, Mahmoud Mokhtar, Ramses Hilton General Manager hosted recently the famous Italian Designer "Renato Balestra to present his latest creation of fashion…