Egypt donates food to war-torn Somalia and Sudan
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) welcomed today an Egyptian Government donation of over 250 tons of food commodities to war-torn Sudan and Somalia.The donation to Sudan is 130…
El Sewedy to invest $1 billion in Africa
ReutersLUSAKA: Egypt s El Sewedy Cables , one of the biggest cable manufacturers in the Middle East, plans to invest $1 billion across Africa during the next three years, CEO…
Orascom Construction leads share indexes up
Stock indexes rose on Thursday, led by heavy foreign buying in Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) after the stock s global depository receipts (GDRs) rose a day earlier, traders said.A rebound…
The 10 best comic book adaptations
What makes comic-book film adaptations so popular? Simply, they re the ultimate medium for escapism. More important though, the adaptations resemble a postcard from the viewer s childhood or adolescence…
WHO calls for prevention of cancer through healthy workplaces
GENEVA: Every year, at least 200 000 people die from cancer related to their workplace, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Saturday is World Day for Safety and Health…
Muslims believe US goal to weaken Islam, poll finds
ReutersNEW YORK: More than 70 percent of Egyptians, Pakistanis, Indonesians and Moroccans believe the United States is trying to weaken and divide the Islamic world, a poll released on Tuesday…
Zuweil: Dialogue is the most important value
CAIRO: In a six-part interview with Ahmed Zuweil that ran in Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper last week, the Nobel Prize winner for chemistry talks about Egypt's past, present and future, and…
Scientists find Superman's "kryptonite"
LONDON: Kryptonite, which robbed Superman of his powers, is no longer the stuff of comic books and films.A mineral found by geologists in Serbia shares virtually the same chemical composition…
