New seven wonders to be shot into outer space
Associated Press GENEVA: The founder of the global poll that nominated the new seven wonders of the world now plans to immortalize the monuments by shooting 3-D photos into outer…
EOHR calls for more press freedom in workshop
CAIRO: At a Port Said workshop that ended Tuesday, the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights requested the formulation of a new press law allowing for more press freedom.Titled Towards a…
Stocks volatile after record highs at start of week
CAIRO: The Egyptian bourse zigzagged last week, as shares inched up and down after the Case30 Index hit record highs at the start of the week.The Case30 Index broke the…
Party leader blames Nasser for not making Egypt a democracy like India
CAIRO: Yehia Al-Gamal, head of the new liberal Democratic Front Party, blamed late President Gamal Abdel Nasser at a seminar held Wednesday for not transforming Egypt into a democracy, which…
WORD ON THE STREET: Nazif's remarks about corruption and water shortage stir controversy
CAIRO: The latest in Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif's controvertial speeches is causing a stir once again. His latest statement labeled corruption in the country as "normal. The independent opposition daily…
Adventures in sea weed and body scrubs
The health benefits of sea water have long been known. Apart from the pleasure of swimming, a dip in the ocean has the power to relieve a multitude of ailments,…
For the love of the game
In a country where football is the number one sport and there are over 50 million Ahly fans, it was only normal that someone would eventually capitalize on this important,…
A mixing problem
Behind the pomp, the lack of potency in Cairo's cocktailsNewness supplants only flashiness in determining Cairo's most popular nightspots. Too bad too many of them can't serve a decent mixed…
SCI TECH SCENE: Steve Jobs tops list of online music "Powergeeks"
Steve Jobs, the father of the iPod, was crowned on Tuesday as the undisputed king of the online music revolution by US music magazine Blender, topping a list of the…
TRAVEL: Protect me from the grown-ups
Associated PressI m starting to think there s a backlash against traveling families.First there was the nursing mother who was told to get off the plane. Then there was the…