Let us celebrate our love for our grandparents
CAIRO: A pediatrician is pushing the idea of designating a special day to celebrate grandparents in recognition of their increasing role in brining up grandchildren to help working parents."There are…
British journalist calls for more communication between Europe and the ME
CAIRO: Veteran British journalist and Oxford professor Timothy Garton Ash delivered an urgent call for cooperation between Europeans and Middle Easterners on Tuesday night at the American University in Cairo.…
Child becomes Egypt's 23rd case of bird flu in humans
CAIRO: A four-year-old Egyptian girl has caught bird flu after coming in contact with infected domestic poultry, the 23rd case among humans in the North African country, the state news…
Environmentalist shocked at violation of Red Sea coral reef
CAIRO: The Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) allegedly gave a local council official in Hurghada a permit to dig approximately 1,700 meters into the Red Sea to lay the grounds…
France to return 'pharaoh's hair' to Egypt
GRENOBLE, France: France is to hand over to Egypt a lock of hair said to belong to the mummy of Ramses II that was put on sale on the Internet…
Health official denies new bird flu case
CAIRO: A Health Ministry official denied on Monday a report by the state news agency that a woman from the Nile Delta had tested positive for the deadly bird flu…
UN studies global warming at north, south poles
NEW YORK: The largest polar research program in 50 years, with a major focus on global warming, gets under way this week with United Nations support as thousands of scientists…
Alleged mastermind behind 2004 Madrid attacks denies claim that bombings were his idea
Associated Press MADRID: An Egyptian accused of being a mastermind of the Madrid train bombings denied Monday that his voice is the one heard in a wiretapped telephone conversation in…