'The Disaster'meets with some success at AUC
CAIRO: A commemoration for the Palestinian "Al Nakhba, or "The Disaster, was held at American University in Cairo s (AUC) Greek Campus Wednesday.The event was organized by lecturers from AUC…
Al Ayyat sectarian clashes end with a joint reconciliation session
CAIRO: The final scene in Al Ayyat sectarian clashes ended last Tuesday, May 18, with a joint reconciliation session attended by some 50 Azhar Sheikhs and Coptic priests.According to Al-Ahram…
New teachers' law that prevents private lessons in return for LE 70 raise in salaries
CAIRO: The People s Assembly (PA) educational committee is currently debating a new law adopted by the Ministry of Administrative Development that calls for firing teachers who give private lessons,…
Aboul Gheit calls for criminalizing contempt for religion, scholars react
CAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit has called for international criminalization of "contempt for religion at an Islamic Nations conference in Pakistan Tuesday, provoking both support and criticism from Egypt's…
Michel outraged by Zamalek disciplinary record
Zamalek boss Henri Michel will impose a LE 10,000 penalty on each player who receives a yellow card in the future after noticing that the team conceded dozens of them…
Locals help transform their shanty town
CAIRO: Manshiet Nasser, a shanty town perched precariously on sandstone cliffs in the desert outskirts of Cairo, the Middle East s largest city, is in the midst of witnessing a…
Unexpectedly, no big reactions followed Al Ayyat incident
CAIRO: Contrary to expectation, no big reaction followed the recent sectarian clashes that took place last Friday in Al Ayyat when three homes were set on fire, 11 Christians injured…
Not all complementary medicine is safe, says researcher
CAIRO: A medical researcher is warning against medical tips given on some TV satellite channels by those who claim to be medical specialists. She stressed that many people who followed…
Cannes can be heaven or hell, recall Omar Sharif, Andrzej Wajda
The Cannes film festival can be heaven for some and hell for others. It brings up starkly different memories for actor Omar Sharif and Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda, the two…
