Experts discuss women in the Arab Human Development Report
CAIRO: Experts on women's issues gathered at the Arab League Thursday to discuss the 2005 Arab Human Development Report (AHDR) focused on the "Empowerment of Arab Women. The results were…
Salt water agriculture: Is it the solution to shrinking water resources?
CAIRO: At a time when the water crisis afflicts the region, threatening to be a cause of conflict: saline agriculture, or agriculture using salty water, has emerged as a potential…
"Women's town" to put men in their place
BEIJING: Chinese tourism authorities are seeking investment to build a novel concept attraction - the world s first women s town, where men get punished for disobedience, an official said…
Hundreds of Egypt Bedouin seeking entry to Israel
AL-ARISH: Hundreds of Egyptian Sinai Bedouin massed at the border with Israel yesterday seeking entry into the Jewish state a day after two Bedouin men died in a police chase,…
Egyptian police kill two Bedouin after car chase
CAIRO: Egyptian police shot dead two Bedouin tribesmen after they forced a road block in the Sinai Desert and led the police on a car chase, security sources said Wednesday.Ahmad…
A LE 5 billion waqf for the health sector
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health announced the establishment of an Islamic waqf, endowment, aimed at gathering LE 5 billion to be invested in health concerns.The idea was introduced by Egypt…
Blood and Guts, little bit of Glory
Shooter has all the trappings of the classic Hollywood action blockbuster. A proven action director in Antoine Fuqua (of "Training Day fame), a solid cast with Mark Wahlberg in the…
Egypt targets 800,000 bpd oil output in 2008
Egypt plans to hike its oil output by 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 800,000 bpd in 2008, the petroleum ministry said Wednesday. A program was set up for developing…