Increase minimum wages to match price increase
CAIRO: Doctors, university professors and trade union activists called Thursday for an increase in the minimum wage.During the seminar organized by the Freedoms Committee of the Journalists' Syndicate, and held…
MB member says office manager threatened with arrest
CAIRO: Member of Parliament Aly Laban, who is affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, says a police officer threatened to arrest his office manager if Laban runs in the upcoming local…
US sends 3 warships to eastern Mediterranean
WASHINGTON: The US Navy is sending at least three ships, including at least one amphibious assault ship, to the eastern Mediterranean Sea in a show of strength during a period…
San Stefano brings luxury to the Pearl of the Med
Once upon a time, the Mediterranean city of Alexandria was considered the cradle of civilization with a diverse culture, rich history and a strategic geographic location. However, Egypt's second largest…
Japan experiments with robots as part of daily life
TOKYO: At a university lab in a Tokyo suburb, engineering students are wiring a rubbery robot face to simulate six basic expressions: anger, fear, sadness, happiness, surprise and disgust.Hooked up…
Prim and proper replace 'molto sexy' on the Milan runway
Times, they are a-changing, even on the Milan runway, where the lady is no longer a tramp and "very proper has replaced "molto sexy. For the fall-winter 2008-2009 preview showings,…
HEALTH MATTERS: Naps, mammograms and blood-sugar tests can reveal stroke risk
What do mammograms, blood-sugar tests and daytime dozing have in common? All may offer clues that someone is headed for a stroke, new studies suggest.Higher stroke risk was seen in…
Athletic wear company Puma's 4Q profit rises 17 pct
BERLIN: Puma AG, the world s third-biggest sporting goods and apparel company, said Tuesday fourth-quarter profit rose 17 percent on the back of improved sales.The increase came as the company…
Sawiris in corruption probe over acquisition of Italian mobile operator
ROME: Telecommunications mogul Naguib Sawiris is under investigation for alleged corruption in a probe over the 2005 acquisition of Italian mobile phone operator Wind SpA, Italy's financial police said Thursday.The…