Meet rising radio presenter Khaled Matar
Even before finishing his marketing degree at the American University in Cairo, energetic, ambitious and carefree Khaled Matar was already taking Nile FM, Egypt's only English-language radio station, by storm.Matar's…
Decoding Egypt: A Cultural Renaissance?
There is much talk within Cairo s cultural circles of an existing, or imminent, cultural renaissance in Egypt. The increase in the number of new bookstores and new publishers over…
The UN takes charge
NEW YORK: While discussions about economic "green shoots continue unabated in the United States, in many countries, and especially in the developing world, matters are getting worse. The downturn in…
Sowing the seeds of an African agricultural revival
Runaway food prices gave the world a wake-up call last year. Two weeks ago, another alarm went off: UN food agencies reported that the world's hungry have surpassed one billion…
An untold story of tragedy and compassion in Iraq
Thousands of Iraqis are celebrating the redeployment of US troops out of their cities and into military bases throughout the country.But the fireworks fired into the air and the pomp…
Western scholar speaks for 1 billion Muslims
CAIRO: The preeminent Islam scholar of the West summed up his take on dialogue between the West and the Muslim world: "I watch while the house is on fire, and…
ANHRI lauds commutation of journalist's sentence
CAIRO: The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) has welcomed the commutation of a sentence issued against a journalist, but is calling for an investigation into his alleged physical…
Egypt reports 67th case of H1N1
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health announced a new case of H1N1, raising the total number of cases to 67.The ministry's official spokesperson Abdel Rahman Shahin said that the new case…
Algerian UNESCO candidate drops out, Farouk Hosni remains
CAIRO: Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni is now the only Arab candidate vying for the position of UNESCO's director general, when Algerian candidate Mohamed Bedgawy withdrew from the race.On Tuesday,…