Global warming causing Mediterranean Sea to rise, threatening Egypt's lush Nile Delta
ALEXANDRIA: Millions of Egyptians could be forced permanently from their homes, the country s ability to feed itself devastated.That s what likely awaits this already impoverished and overpopulated nation by…
Boy really really doesn't like snakes
CINCINNATII: A man who shows snakes and other reptiles at schools, festivals and libraries says a boy who told the man he hated snakes stomped and killed the man s…
Detention extended to officer who beat 33-year-old to death
CAIRO: A court decision to extend the detention of a Mansoura police officer and three other low ranking security personnel for allegedly brutalizing 33-year-old Nasr Abdallah to death has precipitated…
Egypt propose friendly against England
CAIRO: Egyptian Football Association (EFA) Vice President Ahmed Shobeir revealed that an official proposal has been sent to the English FA in order to arrange a friendly game between the…
Workers stage second sit-in after demands were not met
CAIRO: Workers at Suez Fertilizers Company started another protest Tuesday and threatened to go on hunger strike after the demands of their first protest on Aug. 8-10, were ignored. Kamal…
Egypt, India: An age-old relationship
More than two thousand years ago an Indian sailor was found on one of the Red Sea coast; he was close to death and was taken to the authorities in…
Agriculture futures jump as strong export demand emerges while energy, metals mostly weaken
NEW YORK: Agriculture futures rallied Tuesday after reports of strong export demand for wheat and corn spotlighted the extreme tightness of global grain supplies.Elsewhere, energy prices declined as the threat…
Emaar warns subprime crisis to hit US subsidiary: report
DUBAI: Dubai-based Emaar Properties warned third quarter profits for one of its US-based subsidiaries would be below earlier forecasts due to the subprime mortgage crisis, a newspaper reported Wednesday. Third-quarter…
Divine divide widens in Egypt
CAIRO: Recent high-profile cases of Egyptian Christians claiming abuse at the hands of their Muslim countrymen have highlighted growing divisions between the two communities. It s not as it was.…