Life in the hot seat

Coaches of the Egyptian national football team have some things in common. They all make a lot of money, they don't last too long on the job and they and…

Alaa Abdel-Ghani Alaa Abdel-Ghani

A weekend of polo

CAIRO: To most people around the world, polo is a glamorous, classic sport, a rare commodity that has a car and a Ralph Lauren brand named after it. What people…

Farah El Alfy Farah El Alfy

Egypt finds clue to ancient temple's secret

Head: Egypt finds clue to ancient temple s secretCAIRO: An Egyptian archeological team has discovered a series of structures in the southwestern town of Fayoum that could yield vital data…

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Court gives the right for legal recognitions of Baha'I religion

CAIRO: Egyptians affiliated with the Baha i Faith are celebrating a legal victory after the country s Administrative Court ruled their religion can legally be recognized in official documents. The…

Vivian Salama Vivian Salama

Aftermath of a wedding

Thank you all for coming to the thoroughly choreographed event that has announced to the world my union of four months with the sole heiress of the chocolate industry in…

Nabil Shawkat Nabil Shawkat

Recent fatwa against statues opens door to extremists

"Egypt is on the cusp of becoming a great nation. Let us not turn questions of jurisprudence into social issues, rather, let us work together to form the mind of…

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt

Egyptian author speaks on Arab image in the West

CAIRO: One of Egypt's most renowned writers, Ahdaf Soueif, spoke at the American University in Cairo (AUC) Thursday night. The famed writer discussed the importance of understanding how the west…

Joseph Mayton Joseph Mayton

WWW World

War of wordshttp://www.bushflash.com/Mohamed Ragheb This prescient pronouncement by the fourth president of the United States, James Madison (1809-1817) scrolls across the top of the home page: "If tyranny and oppression…

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt

Arabic e-books the real deal

CAIRO: A new form of information is storming through Egypt and the Arab world. It may be a few years away from dominating the industry, but Arabic e-book publishing is…

Joseph Mayton Joseph Mayton

Singapore's ST Telemedia, Qatar Tel partner for third license

Head: Singapore s ST Telemedia, Qatar Tel partner for third licenseSINGAPORE: Singapore Technologies Telemedia (ST Telemedia), a leading information-communications company, and Qatar Telecom QSC (Qtel), one of the Middle East's…

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