How wholesome is your cake?
CAIRO: A study indicated that spices like cloves, cinnamon, molasses and orange juice that are added to our cakes are essential in containing the poisonous fungi that infest the flour…
Egypt cleric sues poet for comparing God to traffic cop
CAIRO: A senior Islamic cleric is taking a writer and a culture magazine editor to court for offending Islam after writing a poem comparing God to a traffic policeman, a…
THE REEL ESTATE: Regarding Kurosawa
I often envy those who are yet to watch the great films cinema has produced in the last 100 years. There s plainly nothing comparable to the magic of watching…
Environmental architecture, a difficult option in congested metropolises
For some, their environmental awareness might be restricted to issues like pollution, global warming, garbage recycling and the like, that are associated with a clean and healthy environment. While this…
Government to spend $40 mln fighting bird flu
CAIRO: Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif Sunday allocated LE 240 million ($42 million) to the ministries of health and agriculture to help combat bird flu, the official Mena news agency reported…
Egyptian businessmen to knock on Polish doors next May
CAIRO : Some 25 Egyptian businessmen will go to the Polish capital Warsaw as of May 27 as part of the annual knocking door mission organized by the Egyptian Polish…
Egypt beefs up security after regional attacks
CAIRO: Egypt has beefed up security, especially in tourist areas, after Algeria and Morocco were rocked by a string of suicide bomb attacks, a security source said Sunday.The source said…
Iran tops agenda as Gates arrives in Middle East
AMMAN: US Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Jordan on Monday at the start of a three-nation Middle East tour officials said was aimed at confronting Iran s influence in…
Muslim Brotherhood will run for Shoura elections under the logo "Islam is the solution"
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood, an illegal but tolerated group, announced its intention to nominate 20 of its members to run for the coming Shoura elections that are to take place…