AUC students donate LE 1 mln to rebuild Lebanon
Six AUC students travel to Lebanon to aid with relief effortsCAIRO: Six students from the American University in Cairo traveled to Lebanon from Oct. 19 to 24 to help with…
Stop smoking and win a prize
Charity organization promotes giving up smoking in an innovative wayCAIRO: Smoking and its debilitating effects have become so much of a burden on modern economies and the public health system…
Progress being made toward gender equality and women's empowerment
Countryside NGOs highlighting changes on the 6th stop of Sailing the Nile for Development MINYA: In a rare show of defiance, Wedan, the mayor s wife in a typical Upper…
Ismaili crash out, Ahli get primed
Ismaili crashed out of the Arab Champions League (ACL) after losing 5-3 on penalties against Ahli Bordj on Sunday while the Al-Ahli club finalized their squad for the Japan 2006…
African Development Bank grants $590 mln in loans to Egypt
The African Development Bank (ADB) will grant Egypt two loans and a grant valued at $590 million, said Minister of International Cooperation Fayza Abu El-Naga on Saturday.The funds will be…
Cement prices drop as production makes slight gains on demand
Industry challenges debated at annual pan-Arab producers conferenceCAIRO: Local cement prices continued to fall last week, reaching a LE 320 per ton average according to the Ministry of Foreign Trade…
President sees signs for Middle East peace
President Hosni Mubarak said in an interview published on Saturday that he saw hopeful signs that big powers are turning their attention to a settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."There are…
