UN Cairo office marks anti-drug day
CAIRO: As part of the campaign against substance abuse, the United Nations Information Center marked international anti-drug day with a conference at their Cairo office on Tuesday.Maher Nasser, manager of…
From women's empowerment to peace
JERUSALEM: The academic year of 1995-1996 was most eventful for Israelis. November saw the assassination of our Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and several months later, a spate of bus bombings…
A fading craft finds a new market abroad
CAIRO: The flat across the dusty alley from Ahmed Naguib Ahmed's appliqué workshop is a makeshift warehouse filled with unsold work from craftsmen throughout the neighborhood of Al-Khayamiyya Street, "Tent…
Hatshepsut's mummy identified, announces Hawass
CAIRO: The mummy of the only female queen that ruled ancient Egypt has been identified following a century of rigorous search, announced antiquities supremo Zahi Hawass Wednesday at a press…
Anti-smoking elicits mixed reactions
CAIRO: The new anti-smoking bill passed by parliament last week, though much-awaited by many, was received with disgruntlement by many others. The bill finally banned smoking for minors (citizens under…
Al-Azhar teachers protest, demand implementation of new law
CAIRO: More than 22,000 teachers at Al-Azhar schools and educational institutions have gone on strike, demanding the implementation of the new teachers law passed by the People s Assembly (PA)…
Azhar denounces 'sheikh' who described the Bible as 'pornographic'
CAIRO: Ahmed Abou Al-Magd, lawyer, filed a complaint to the public attorney against Sheikh Mohamed Hassan for describing the Bible as pornographic. Sheikh Hassan claimed the Bible was a fabricated…
Minya gov. cracks down on unlicensed clinics, health minister bans FGM
CAIRO: Minya governor, General Foad Saad El-Din, announced that 36 unlicensed private clinics in Minya were shut down, in a crackdown following the death of 12-year-old Bodour, who was killed…
Zamalek finalize Al-Tabie's transfer
Beshir Al-Tabie s transfer to Zamalek have been finalized after former club captain Khaled Al-Ghandour agreed terms with Rizespor over his transfer fee. We reached an agreement with the Turkish…