Puppet play dramatizes life on the street
"El-Masoura El-Kabeera focuses on society's reaction to street childrenCAIRO: Seven little children, who consider the street their home, are the lead characters in "El-Masoura El-Kabeera, a puppet play produced by…
The boomerang effect
The Bush Administration's policies in the Middle East were originally sold as a means of encouraging democracy. What they're actually doing is fostering a growing pan-IslamicismThe Bush administration calls it…
Iraqis turn to technology for freedom of speech
Bloggers provide a different take on events within IraqCAIRO: Mohammed, an Iraqi blogger, came to Egypt to participate in a seminar and talk about his blog and his success in…
1,300 Egyptian police beef up Gaza-Egypt border
ISMAILIA: Egypt has deployed 1,300 civilian police officers to beef up security along the Gaza-Egypt border over fears Palestinian militants might attempt to breach the frontier, Egyptian officials said on…
"Get rid of Israel" says leading opposition figure
CAIRO: A leading Egyptian opposition figure on Monday called on Arabs to take up the noble cause of eliminating Israel, while praising Hassan Nasrallah, head of the Lebanese Shiite group…
National rail head fired over train tragedy
Train collides with tractor: two injuredCAIRO: The national rail chief has been sacked over a train crash that left 58 people dead, officials said Tuesday, as the press lashed out…
Wedding bliss
ŠΘ###Mr. and Mrs. Zein El Sadat and their daughter Manal El Sadat##The wedding was lots of fun, and all her close friends were wearing fuchsia dresses, here are Alia and…
Washington, D.C. based Cato Institute starts a new program in the region
CAIRO: The Cato Institute, a non-profit public policy research foundation headquartered in Washington, D.C. and founded in 1977, has started a new program in the Middle East, Misbah Al-Hurriyya (The…
CIA allegedly kidnapped two Muslims resident in Austria in 2002-03: report
VIENNA: The CIA kidnapped at least two Muslims resident in Austria, including one with links to a former imam in Italy who was similarly abducted, Profil magazine reported in its…
Government announces public-private partnership to build schools
Public tenders for 50 schools to be held next monthCAIRO: The Ministry of Finance has announced the initiation of a new public-private partnership (p.p.p.) to build 50 elementary and secondary…