Hepatitis result of infected syringes, say students
CAIRO: Seven students were reportedly diagnosed with Hepatitis C after being injected with insulin shots using the same syringe in Sporting Student Hospital in Alexandria.However Ayman Kamel, an employee at…
SPORTS TALK: Never say die
There s no getting rid of Egyptian footballer Hossam Hassan. At 40, when most players would be kicking around nothing more than memories, Hassan has been chosen to play in…
US law professor Bassiouni wins second Hague Prize
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: Cherif Bassiouni, an Egyptian-born international law professor who teaches in the United States and has previously been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, was awarded the Hague…
Hilton Taba bounces back after 2004 blasts
CAIRO: Nearly three years after bomb blasts hit Taba, the Hilton Taba is now fully renovated, sporting a new multi-million dollar look and reclaiming its position as Sinai s hottest…
Olmert should forget about Saudi meeting, says Mubarak
CAIRO: Egypt s President Hosni Mubarak has said that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who called in April for a regional conference with Arab leaders, should forget about holding talks…
Israel president to quit in plea bargain to drop rape charge
Associated Press JERUSALEM: Israeli President Moshe Katsav agreed to resign Thursday in a plea bargain that drops rape allegations and the threat of jail time in return for pleading guilty…
Pulitzer winner Lawrence Wright: "Islam is a religion that exists in civilizations all over the world"
Lawrence Wright arrived in Egypt in 1969 to study linguistics and Arabic and teach English at the American University in Cairo. A conscientious objector to the Vietnam War, Wright lived…
Sarkozy to direct attention to mideast
CAIRO: Nicolas Sarkozy's spokesman announced Thursday that the new French president may turn his hand to the Mideast, just one day after ally British ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair was appointed…