Mideast conference must be well prepared to take place, Egypt's foreign minister says
PRAGUE: The foreign minister of Egypt said Wednesday that a planned US-hosted international conference on Mideast peace must be well-prepared if it is to take place at all.Ahmed Aboul Gheit…
Brotherhood's political platform bans Christians, women from presidency
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt s powerful opposition movement, has laid down its first detailed political platform, which would bar women and Christians from becoming president and establish a board…
Bedouins refuse to live under further oppression
CAIRO: After almost two weeks of turbulence and rioting in Al-Arish in Sinai because of tensions coming to the fore in a dispute between Bedouins and city-dwellers, those living in…
The intricacies of nuptial invitations
Telephones, fax machines, cell phones and emails have all facilitated communication and made postal letters, telegrams and official invitations a thing of the past.Only wedding invitations have made it through…
Marital bliss or distress
It's been said that married couples live longer, but a recent study reveals that not all marriages stand the test of time. A lousy marriage might literally make you sick.…
Crystal clear waters and great wreck diving lures divers to the Red Sea
Once you start practicing scuba diving it will be hard for you to give it up. You will certainly choose to get better and better and you will start better…
Coasting along the Med (Part II)
Friday August 17th3:30 pmAfter waking up rather late and devouring a much needed local breakfast of eggs and fuul, we headed off to the big Marassi beach bash. Marassi is…
Local coffeehouses stand confident in the face of new market players
CAIRO: Until a few years ago, it was easy to count all Cairo s coffeehouses on one hand. That's not the case anymore, with tens of coffeehouse chains and hundreds…
Songs from a bygone world
It's often said that listening to songs by the great Egyptian composer Sayed Darwish, one could easily determine the mood on the Egyptian street at the beginning of the 20th…
