Mubarak lays wreaths on tomb of unknown solider
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak laid a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Cairo suburb of Madinet Nasr on the occasion of Sinai Liberation Day, reported the…
Ahly-Barca game dazzles fans despite 0-4 loss
CAIRO: More than 68,000 football fans gave the Ahly club a raucous welcome as football superstars Mohamed Aboutrika, Flavio, Ahmed Adel, Mohamed Shawki and Emad Meteb took to the field…
African football giants Al Ahly mark 100 years
CAIRO: After clinching 99 titles in as many years, Egypt s Al Ahly - one of the most trophy-laden clubs in world football - is set to celebrate its centennial…
Egyptian students excel in Cambridge exams, outperform students across the globe
CAIRO: University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE), the world's largest provider of international qualifications for 14 to 19 year olds, recently held a forum in Cairo for the principals of…
Egypt, FAO cooperate to fight bird flu
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has underlined the necessity of integrating efforts by various bodies in Egypt to fight bird flu, reported the State Information Service (SIS)…
Turning the camera on the insurgency
CAIRO: A 275-seat theater in North Carolina last weekend was the site of the world premiere of a new American and British-directed documentary on the Iraqi insurgency, "Meeting Resistance ,…
Modest endorsements stretch a long way for residents of Old Cairo
CAIRO: Not long back, Ranana Saad and her three children had to walk four homes down her street to use a toilet. Today, she proudly shows off her own latrine…
Coping with street dogs: what should be done to tackle the problem?
CAIRO: It was a real tragedy when a few years ago Fadya, a Maadi resident, passed away. Death is a certainty, although the causes that lead to it are many,…
Pragmatic Russia can help moderate Arabs and Israelis
For the last five years, Russia's role in the international search for peace in the Middle East has been realized within the framework of the Quartet. Moscow made the decision…
