Egypt tops Burundi as African Cup qualifiers kick-off
CAIRO: Egypt, Nigeria and Senegal kicked off the African Cup of Nations qualifying tournament with wins Saturday.Nigeria, which failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, beat neighbor Niger 2-0…
World squash champion Shabana through to the quarter-finals
Agence France-Presse CAIRO: World champion Amr Shabana was close to losing his world title to his best friend before reaching the quarter-finals in front of the Pyramids here on Saturday.…
Sports Talk: Titles to defend
Footballers of Burundi would need to think as positively as George Bush does about Iraq if they hope to beat Egypt when the two countries face off in Cairo today…
Accomplishing social development through artistic means
CAIRO: By exposing about 300 underprivileged children to art, workshops, field trips to museums, concerts and exchange programs, Alwan Wa Awtar, a non-profit organization, promotes visual and performing arts as…
Taking stock after Lebanon's dust of war has settled
The Middle East is a place where the dust hardly ever settles. When it occasionally does, even for a short interval, since United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 calling for…
Present and Tense: The D-Model
President Bush and I don't get to spend much quality time together. I go to Camp David for the occasional peace talks, but it's always work and no play. You…
Seven years of supplying the country with network solutions
Chinese company reflects on cooperation with local counterparts and its latest project with Telecom EgyptCAIRO: After joining forces with Telecom Egypt (TE) to provide DWDM technology for the local market,…
Predictions of onslaught of Arab tourists due to recent war in Lebanon may have been unfounded
CAIRO: When the heat begins, so does the flood of Arabs, eager to get out of their home countries for a little rest and recreation. The hot weather of these…
Human rights organization issues report on migrant labor
Egyptian labor force abroad subject to abuse and deprived of rightsCAIRO: For many Egyptians, working abroad seems like a golden opportunity to make good money and facilitate a better life…
