Egypt president to visit Moscow next month
CAIRO: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, a key US ally in the Middle East, is to visit Moscow next month for talks with one of the sponsors of the region s…
Egypt Muslim leader condemns 'ferocious war' on Islam
CAIRO: The head of the banned but tolerated Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday condemned what he described as the West s ferocious war against Islam. We observe with open eyes and…
Soccer-African Champions League final moved from Sfax
JOHANNESBURG: The second leg of this year s African Champions League final will not be played at the home ground of Tunisia s CS Sfaxien but moved some 200 km…
Egypt moves up two spots in FIFA rankings
CAIRO: Egypt moved up two spots in the FIFA monthly ranking to settle in the 25th place for October 2006.The Pharaohs, who only managed a goalless away draw against Botswana…
Band starts out on the first floor, but on its way up
El-Door El-Awal cuts its first album with Oriental Sounds ProjectThis week, the seven-member band El-Door El-Awal (The First Floor) celebrated the launch of its first album, "Qarar Izala (Eviction Notice),…
Make way for experimental oriental sounds
Music producers give non-commercial music a shotInvesting in non-commercial music has always been risky; consequently most music producers choose to produce for well-known commercial singers and musicians whose sales are…
Novel offers poignant retrospective
Author explores an Egypt that has 'gone with the wind'Taking a leisurely walk through Garden City or Zamalek, passing by large, stately homes and villas - in contrast to the…
Encounter in the pursuit of meaning
Puzzling through the knot of the relationship between Arab intellectuals and Western thoughtOn a rare sunny September day in the south west of England, a visit to the university bookstore…
Muslim-West communications vital to overcoming crises, scholars say
Mubarak to address the nation on challenges facing the Islamic worldCAIRO: Economic and political crises and the shaky relationship between Islam and the West are among the main challenges facing…
