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CAIRO: The Ministry of Health recently launched a hotline to serve psychiatric patients countrywide and spread awareness about psychiatric care which is often confused with lunacy. Big billboards dotting the…
UNHCR conference demands international support for displaced Iraqis
GENEVA: The United Nations is holding a two day conference in Geneva to focus attention on the plight of Iraqi refugees. More than 2 million Iraqis have fled to neighboring…
Egypt's faithful crave new Islamic gadgets
CAIRO: Cairo residents, already summoned to prayers five times a day by a chorus of scratchy loudspeakers, are now clamoring for a new line of portable electronic devices to show…
In Iraq, cautious optimism with the overturning of an illegitimate Arab order
"For 35 years the sun did not shine here, said a man on the grounds of the great Shia shrine of Al-Kadhimiyyah, on the outskirts of Baghdad. I had come…
The mess they have created
The Iraqi refugee crisis has reached breaking point.Millions of people are in limbo and all the international community can give us is a conference in Geneva. The Iraqi refugee crisis…
Reality and illusion collide in the second film marathon
The earliest films that came to light by the end of the 19th century from the Edison and Lumière brothers labs were comprised of real-life footage of ordinary actions and…
Cairo is a comedy cow and "Stand Up Cairo" is definitely milking it.
Are you a fan of stand up comedy or a good stage performance? If so, make sure to check out "Stand Up Cairo, a new stand up comedy show on…
Strumming the strings of love
It's hard to stifle my urge to rhapsodize about the experience of watching Naseer Shamma live.The thing about the Cairo-based Iraqi oud virtuoso is that each time you attend a…
The first AUC juried student exhibition shows professional masterpieces
On one wall is a black and white belly dancer with abstract letters surrounding her. Next to it is an extremely colorful David Hockney inspired maze-like town. Directly opposite is…
German company to sponsor primary schools
CAIRO: RWE Dea announced yesterday, in a press conference at the Conrad Hotel, plans to sponsor primary schools in Greater Cairo as part of its Social Activities Project, which focuses…
