Editorial: Trashy Nightmares
Egypt's psychotherapists are in business. Not only will they be hired by poor unfortunate souls driven to the edge by stress, noise, air pollution, injustice, oppression and corruption, but one…
Egypt Ramadan TV serials look to stir patriotism
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities are trying to arouse patriotism with Ramadan serials on the Arab-Israeli conflict, even though some viewers see the move as a deliberate bid to distract from daily…
Azhar scholars say no to using Quranic verses as logos
CAIRO: Several scholars from Al-Azhar denounced last week the use of Quranic verses in the logos of political groups or placing them on storefronts and cars. A number of Muslim…
Schools delayed till Oct. 3
CAIRO: Following a Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif and the Governors Council Thursday as part of Egypt's measures to prevent the potential spread of the swine flu…
MP rejects setting LE 4 minimum for zakat
CAIRO: MP Sheikh Al-Sayed Askar criticized the recent decision by Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Mohamed Sayed Tantawy, to set a minimum zakat payment of LE 4 to mark Eid El-Fitr.…
63 pct of Egyptians say they would benefit from election monitoring.
CAIRO: A recent World Public Opinion survey suggests that 63 percent of Egyptians believe their country would benefit from the presence of international observers to monitor elections. The findings place…
Rights group slams inflammatory attitude of popular televangelist
CAIRO: The Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) has slammed what it sees as the current tone of hostility adopted by some religious figures, citing popular televangelist Khaled El-Guindi's…
Sports Talk:What to do with your hair
The story of Sura Al-Shawk is very much that of Asmahan Mansour. Al-Shawk, a 19- year-old Swiss citizen of Iraqi origin, and Mansour, a Canadian girl, 11, of Egyptian origin,…
Horoscope
21/3 : 20/4 Aries You can make changes to your living quarters, but not everyone will be pleased with your efforts. Catch up on overdue phone calls and correspondence. Get…
