Fourth Egyptian woman dies of bird flu
CAIRO: Egypt said on Thursday a fourth woman had died after being infected with the bird flu virus, the state MENA news agency said. The latest victim was an 18-year-old…
Egypt blocks sale of ship by owner of ferry that sank in the Red Sea
CAIRO: State prosecutors on Thursday blocked the sale of a ship by the owner of the shipping line whose ferry sank in the Red Sea two months ago with the…
Rights advocates welcome the release of Islamist prisoners
CAIRO: Rights advocates hailed the release of 950 former militants from the Gamaa Al-Islamiya, a reformed Islamist group that participated in the Islamist insurgency that gripped the country in the…
One killed, five wounded in church stabbings
CAIRO: A mentally ill Egyptian man killed a worshipper and wounded five others on Friday in knife attacks at two Coptic Christian churches in the coastal city of Alexandria, the…
Nour files petition against writing ban Egypt's
CAIRO: Jailed opposition leader Ayman Nour filed a petition Wednesday accusing prison authorities of banning him from writing articles for his party newspaper, his wife said Gamila Ismail added that…
A newly assertive Iran unsettles cautious Egypt
CAIRO: Egyptian officials have done their utmost to squelch the uproar caused by President Hosni Mubarak's suggestion last week that the Shiites in Iraq and the Gulf are more loyal…
The nanny: The essential luxury
ALEXANDRIA: When walking in sports clubs in Alexandria and Cairo, where members of Egypt's "high society usually take their children for fresh air and sun, it is not odd to…
Fashion: In Short
CAIRO: Believe it or not, shorts are the newest addition to a trendy wardrobe. I am not talking about beach shorts or Daizy Dukes; what's "in today are shorts of…
Moving toward electronic trading
CAIRO: Trading shares is an intricate process. Between the buyer and seller are at least three intermediaries: the broker, the stock exchange and the depository. Each intermediary fulfills its role…
A global citizen for the new epoch
CAIRO: In a world of hyper-globalization and the idea of a clash of civilizations taking hold in the west and the Islamic world, it is difficult to find those individuals…