Resettle or return
Sudanese refugees frustrated by hardships in Egypt dream of being resettled, but there are few slots for thousands of refugees.CAIRO: Sudanese refugees who escaped from the bloody conflict in Darfur…
UN report reveals steady poverty rates in world's most vulnerable countries despite 10-year action plan
CAIRO: Poverty rates remain steady or are simply falling slightly in the world's most vulnerable economies, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan argues in two United Nations releases prepared for the…
Women's rights approached from different perspectives
Thebes presents contradictory takes on a vital issue from expertsCAIRO: Improvements in women rights are not always related to the nature of ideologies or the status of democracy prevalent in…
The weather is beautiful
Bring your imagination alongCAIRO: "An absurd play composed of split second disjointed scenes that bring out the circus in the streets and the street in the circus, says the synopsis…
Vodafone to bid for international gateway license
Licensing fee still not set by NTRA; license to be offered by end of yearCAIRO: Vodafone Egypt (VFE) has unofficially announced its decision to bid for one of the two…
Deck stacked against visually disabled
IBM and PAVI program graduate seven instructors for visually impaired in computer applicationCAIRO: IBM and the Parents Association of People with Visual Impairments (PAVI) celebrated the graduation of seven certified…
Mubarak says Israel could free many Palestinians
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak said the number of Palestinian prisoners Israel is ready to release in exchange for a captured soldier is higher than expected, the official MENA news agency…
Egypt lawmakers demand Vatican ties be frozen
Pope s apology fails to stem Muslim angerCAIRO: Egyptian lawmakers on Monday demanded diplomatic ties with the Vatican be suspended in protest at Pope Benedict XVI s use of a…
Kodak shifts focus in Egyptian market
CAIRO: In a move to improve slumping profits, photography giant Kodak is handing over a major chunk of its Egyptian operations to a new, domestically-based group, company officials announced this…