UN says bird flu can infect cats
UNITED NATIONS: Cats can become infected with the highly lethal H5N1 bird flu virus but there is no scientific evidence at present to suggest that there has been sustained transmission…
Zamalek ease past Vital'O
CAIRO: Hazem Emam scored in the first-half to help Zamalek edge Burundi's Vital'O 1-0 away from home and advance to the African Champions League round of 32 on Saturday.The Zamalek…
Ahead of Valentine's Day, kissing sees new world record
MANILA: More than 6,000 couples kissed simultaneously at midnight Saturday in the Philippines with organizers of the event claiming to have set a new world record.Organizers of the annual pre-Valentine…
Strike ends in Kafr El Dawwar, but problems linger
KAFR EL DAWWAR: Thousands of factory workers and townspeople poured out of the Kafr El Dewar Textile Factory on Thursday afternoon, after negotiations by state-appointed union representatives and a host…
Intellectual illiteracy is the greatest challenge facing the Arab World
CAIRO: Arab youth are undeniably at a crossroads. On the one hand they are dealing with modernism and western standards introduced into conservative societies. Meanwhile, Arab culture has become engrossed…
Truck loaded with gas explodes south of Giza, no casualties
GIZA: The village of Temoua was rocked early Saturday morning when a truck loaded with gas tanks belonging to the Misr Petroleum Company unexpectedly exploded. The blast occurred, according to…
Arab women entrepreneurs and SMEs: challenges and realities
Towards the end of 2006, the Euro-Mediterranean Ministers in their meeting at Turkey, stressed the need for strengthening the role of women in their societies. A framework and action plan…
Where to, after the Mecca agreement?
The most significant thing about the national unity government agreement signed Thursday by Hamas and Fatah in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, under Saudi auspices was that it was signed in Mecca…
How not to lose your soul in American journalism
Last month, a group gathered in New York City to celebrate the 80th birthday of Charles Peters, one of the true revolutionaries in modern journalism. For more than 30 years,…
