Human rights organizations call for Bedouins' release
CAIRO: Last week saw fierce negotiations between different human rights organizations and the interior ministry, in an attempt to release the large number of Bedouin political detainees. We have been…
Transparency International lists Egypt among countries with corrupt legal systems
CAIRO: Transparency International's 2007 annual report listed Egypt among those countries which suffer from corruption in its legal system.For Egypt to achieve political progress and put an end to the…
Science, medicine, art meet at London's new Wellcome Collection
Associated PressImagine looking at Leonardo da Vinci s heart sketch while listening to Hank Williams Your Cheatin Heart, or viewing a sculpture of an HIV-positive woman in a cast made…
Get ready for the beach catwalk
It's a catwalk out there. Summer is upon us and everyone's been flocking to the North Coast. Whether it's Hacienda, Diplomatic Village or another popular beach resort, girls can be…
SCI TECH SCENE: Curious gadget fans smash, dissect iPhones
ReutersIt took Apple Inc. more than six months to build the iPhone but curious gadget fanatics needed only minutes to tear one apart.Within hours of the first iPhones going on…
Kickbox your way to a healthy lifestyle
It was with a mixture of excitement and trepidation that I waited outside the studio for my first ever kickboxing class.A little more than two months later and I am…
Gifts outside the box
Parents of a newborn baby are usually excited when their family and friends start visiting, carrying stacks of shiny wrapped boxes. But once the wrapping paper comes off, their excitement…
COFFEE TALK: Gossip, right out of a soap opera
"Do you know that I saw a man in a niqab in Heliopolis yesterday? gasped Heba."You saw what? asked Yasmine.This particular coffee talk session kicked off quite fast leaving me…
HEALTH MATTERS: Echinacea reduces incidence and duration of colds
Just as you relish in your summer warmth, you may be suddenly struck by a summer cold - its out of season ferocity will make you feel completely rundown. Besides…
Egypt's Sawiris eyes Greek media, banking sectors
ATHENS: Egyptian billionaire and Orascom Telecom Chairman Naguib Sawiris said on Thursday he was interested in expanding his interests in Greece beyond the telecoms sector."We expressed our interest in further…
