Local cultural scene takes an active role in aiding war torn Lebanon
CAIRO: With the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah now stopped due to a recent cease-fire, attention has been shifted to ways in which to help the devastated Lebanese economy and…
Press Round-up: Steps taken to heal Arab rift over Lebanon
CAIRO: Headlines of national newspapers are centering on President Hosni Mubarak's meetings with the princes of Qatar and Kuwait, along with his talks with several Arab heads, including Syrian diplomats.…
Train crash kills dozens, injures more than 100
QALYOUB, Egypt: A train crash killed and injured dozens of people in a Nile Delta town north of Cairo on Monday in Egypt s worst rail disaster for four years.…
UN to open office in Upper Egypt to serve general development goals for the organization
CAIRO: The United Nations country office is looking into the possibility of establishing an office in Upper Egypt.Although project studies are underway, the new resident UN coordinator James Rawley says…
Al-Ahram denies censoring Web sites
CAIRO: Al-Ahram officials have denied claims that the institution intentionally blocked certain Web sites as a form of censorship, blaming a system crash for the misunderstanding.Earlier this month, news circulated…
Football News
Tanta stadium given the clearanceBy Amro HassanGharbeya governorate approved holding the Tanta-Mahalla game at Tanta club stadium in the third week of the Egyptian League.Following a meeting between Gharbeya governor…
Summer wedding
ŠΘ###The venue was the garden of his villa in Cairo, here, Sherif Ramzy and Menna Fahmy##The cozy wedding was made up of intimate friends and family, who danced all night…
Egypt warns against any military strike on Iran
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak warned against any military strike on Iran in an interview published on Saturday. The United Nations Security Council has demanded Iran suspend uranium enrichment by the…
Seventeen members of Muslim Brotherhood detained
CAIRO: Security forces detained 17 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood on Saturday, security sources said, in a fresh step targeting the country s strongest opposition movement. The sources said…
Hundreds of Palestinians wait to cross into Gaza as border passage opens
Associated PressRAFAH: The Egypt-Gaza border crossing opened Saturday, giving hundreds of stranded Palestinians the chance to return to the Gaza Strip for the first time in a month.Egyptian tourism police…
