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When San Francisco s Barry Bonds hit his 715th career home run last week to move past the legendary Babe Ruth into second place on the all-time list, more than…
Egyptian wins new EU-funded press freedom award
BEIRUT: Egyptian journalist Dina Abdel-Mooti Darwich on Friday became the first winner of a new EU-funded press freedom award commemorating slain Lebanese writer Samir Kassir. Darwich, 35, took the top…
Poverty pushes poor Egyptians to sell their organs
CAIRO: In today's Egypt, a human kidney can be bought illegally for less than $5,000. A desperate donor sold his to Fawziya (not her real name) for as much. But…
Uno dos tres!
ŠΘ###It was a huge success as the audience danced and sang throughout the night, here, Lucy Artein and Libliba##The VIP section was packed with Egypt's socialites, here, Noha Khalil, Noha…
The bell tolls
ŠΘ###Amr Diab with the guests at the wedding##The lively celebration went on until the morning, with top celebrities Amr Diab and Dina, the famous belly dancer, performing, here, Christina and…
Film on sunken ferry angers owner
CAIRO: Plans for a movie about the Egyptian ferry which sank in the Red Sea killing about 1,000 people have infuriated the owner of the ship, a newspaper reported Thursday.…
Egypt denies activists tortured
CAIRO: Egypt on Wednesday denied claims that pro-reform activists detained after a peaceful demonstration in Cairo last week were tortured. The procedures carried out were within the limits of the…
U.S. Ambassador says government should explain its reaction to protests
CAIRO: United States Ambassador to Egypt Francis Ricciardone said on Wednesday that the Egyptian government should explain the actions taken by its security forces in response to recent protests. We…
Olmert faces hard task to sell borders plan to Mubarak
Agence France-PresseJERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will hold his first summit with an Arab head of state Sunday in talks with President Hosni Mubarak that will be a likely…
Milan prosecutor pushes ahead with probe into alleged CIA kidnapping of Egyptian cleric
ROME: An Italian prosecutor said Wednesday he is pushing ahead with an investigation into the alleged CIA kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in Milan in 2003, saying he might seek…