Tintin's creator Herge turns 100
Tuesday marked the centenary of the birth of the man who gave the world the immortal boy reporter Tintin, along with his faithful companions Captain Haddock and trusty little dog…
High calcium, vitamin D intake may have a down side
ReutersPHOTO CAPTION: Higher intakes of calcium and vitamin D have been promoted in recent years as a way to prevent bone loss with aging - but there may be a…
BISC seniors win top prize
CAIRO: Senior students from the British International School, Cairo, were awarded the top prize in a business enterprise competition that drew competitors from throughout the Middle East.The British International School,…
Sister act: serial killers revisited
A visit to the home of Egypt's most notorious serial killersALEXANDRIA: The mystery of Raya and Sekina is still alive until today, despite their execution in 1922.The house of the…
Authorities release Christian convert from Islam, report
Authorities have released a Christian convert from Islam who had been allegedly jailed without charge for the past two years under the nation's controversial emergency laws, a Christian news agency…
America's Cultures of Violence: An Interview with US congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton is now in her ninth term as the Congresswoman for the District of Columbia. Named by President Jimmy Carter as the first woman to chair the…
Awareness campaign for viral hepatitis to kick off soon
CAIRO: The National Committee for the Control of Viral Hepatitis (NCCVH) held a press conference Tuesday in Nasr City announcing the launch of a hepatitis awareness campaign. The first national…
Bird flu strain infecting fewer wild birds
PARIS: The H5N1 strain of bird flu is infecting ever fewer wild birds, indicating it may be dying out in the wild though not in domestic birds, the World Organisation…
Egyptian court sentences two gang leaders to death for murder, rape of 20 street children
Associated PressCAIRO: An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced to death two gang leaders who had confessed to the murder and rape of 20 street children, court officials said. Ringleaders Ramadan…