Egypt-Ivory Coast friendly postponed
Egypt s friendly against Ivory Coast, which was scheduled for Aug. 21, has been postponed for one day due to Al Ahly s continental commitment, national team assistant coach Shawki…
Environmental competition sweeps through four governorates
Cairo: The Egyptian Environmental Education and Outreach Program (EEOP), funded by USAID, announced the beginning of an environmental competition program covering four different governorates; Cairo, Beni Sweif, Fayoum and Alexandria,…
UN-Escwa discusses regional water management in Cairo Conference
CAIRO: Cairo is hosting a workshop organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-Escwa), on "Evaluation and Adaptation of Existing Water Visions and Forecasts for…
WHO confirms alarming UVR levels, warns against exaggeration
CAIRO: In response to a two-week scare about the harmful effects of ultra-violet (UVR) rays, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a statement to explain the phenomenon. We issued this…
Online protests against new ADSL system intensify, ministry retracts
CAIRO: After ongoing online protests against a recent decision by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) to lower the price of monthly ADSL internet subscriptions from LE 95…
French FM Bernard Kouchner arrives in Egypt to discuss Lebanon
CAIRO: French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner arrived in Egypt yesterday, to meet his Egyptian counterpart Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Saudi Arabian FM Prince Saud Al-Faisal, and the Arab League Secretary-General Amr…
Palestinian 'returnees' still stranded in Egypt
CAIRO: About 105 Palestinians, cleared by Israeli security allowing them to return to Gaza through the Erez crossing, were still stuck on the Egyptian side of the border at press…
US prepares arms package for Saudi Arabia and increase for Israel
CAIRO: The United States is preparing a 10-year arms package for Saudi Arabia as well as increasing military aid to Israel, all as part of a process to counter the…
One year after Qana massacre, Lebanese children still on cluster bomb alert
QANA, Lebanon: When Alia, 10, from the South Lebanese town of Qana, insisted I take a look at her coloring book, I never expected what I would see. The story…
Former Banque Du Caire chief stirs controversy over sale deal
CAIRO: Ahmed El-Baradei, former head of Banque Du Caire's, recent statements to the press have stirred controversy over the true reasons behind the government's decision to privatize the 55-year-old state-owned…