The emancipation of "Mr Black Testicles"
In the packed Howard Theater of the American University in Cairo, the lights are suddenly turned off after a peculiar interlude of songs that sound strangely familiar. For about three…
A powerful Lebanese aphrodisiac, and a potential poison
Toufic Farroukh s latest album, Tootya, serves up unusual musical delicacies BEIRUT: Jazz saxophonist Toufic Farroukh s latest effort is called Tootya, and to those in the know, his album…
Iraqis face "humanitarian disaster" says UN
AMMAN: The plight of four million Iraqis forced to flee their homes by escalating violence has become a humanitarian disaster , the head of the United Nations refugee agency said…
Economist Paul Volcker says steps to curb global warming would not devastate an economy
Associated Press CAIRO: Measures to reduce global warming would not be devastating economically, and the United States has been particularly delinquent on the issue, Paul Volcker, the former chairman of…
Ahly's Jose fined, suspended by Egyptian FA
Zamalek team gets punished, tooCAIRO: Ahly coach Manuel Jose has been suspended for four games and fined LE 50,000 for inappropriate conduct during his team's league game against Harras Al-Hodoud,…
Somali refugee deported back to Dubai
CAIRO: Cairo Airport's security police chased a refugee as he was about to be deported on a UAE-bound plane, Al-Masry Al-Youm reported. Somali passenger Abdel Qader Osman, 22, who had…
Egyptian girl dies of bird flu, country's 12th avian flu
CAIRO: A 17-year-old girl has died of bird flu, bringing the number of fatalities from the avian flu strain in Egypt to 12, MENA, the state-run news agency reported Monday.The…
Child dies after swallowing meat
CAIRO: A child died on the way to hospital after a piece of meat was stuck in his throat, the press reported. The child Ahmed Ismael who lives in Al…
