Zamalek coach feels the heat
Zamalek striker Amr Zaki has admitted that his relationship with the Portuguese coach Manuel Cajuda has hit rock bottom.The 23-year-old ace was omitted from Zamalek s starting lineup that faced…
AUC to announce the recipient of the Mahfouz Medal for Literature
CAIRO: The American University in Cairo (AUC) Press will announce the winner of the 2006 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature on Dec. 11, 2006, in AUC's Oriental Hall. The award…
Man gets 10 years for burning wife alive
CAIRO: A cassation court has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison for having killed his wife by burning her alive following a heated fight triggered by marital differences,…
Gang of pedophiles caught
CAIRO: Reports of death squads kidnapping and killing children in the slums of Brazil a few years ago shocked the world community.But who could have imagined something as sinister arising…
Accountability theme for World Aids Day 2006
Information and prevention measures still lacking in the regionCAIRO: The first of December marks the ninth annual World Aids Day, organized by the World Aids Campaign (WAC) and observed by…
Nobel Prize winner Nadine Gordimer to present Mahfouz memorial lecture
CAIRO: South African novelist and writer Nadine Gordimer, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1991, will be delivering the Naguib Mahfouz Memorial lecture at the American University in…
Taxi, would you not take me there please
Word on the street tells you where not to go in a taxiCAIRO: Driving a taxi has got to be one of the most tiring jobs in Cairo. As passengers,…
Book review: 'Gardens of paradise or the pits of hell?'
Award winning book explores truth vs appearances"Wedding Night By Yusuf Abu RayyaTranslated into English by R. Neil HewisonAmerican University in Cairo, 2006CAIRO: Houda is deaf and mute; he hears no…
First competition film is a stinker
Film doesn't live up to standards of Iranian cinemaScreenings of the Cairo International Film Festival s international competition movies kicked off Wednesday with the Iranian film Somewhere Too Far, a…
Cairo International Film Festival: Today's highlights
Zuzu Angel (Brazil)Zuzu Angel was an iconic fashion designer during the 70 s. Her works were applauded in New York, Madrid and, of course, Rio De Janeiro. Her happy and…
