New web portal to improve Iraq news coverage
While the crises in Iraq led global news coverage in the past year, the effects of escalating violence on journalists' mobility and ability to report safely in the war-ravaged country…
Brotherhood talks on party line
No sooner had this notion been floated, apparently by a group of (officially independent) Assembly members, than it was denied by the MB secretary-general, Mahmoud Ezzat.He said of a recent…
Delta Sugar nears deal with Sheikh Zayed Family to establish new Sharkeyya factory
LE 750 million facility to double current outputCAIRO: Delta Sugar announced Wednesday it is considering an offer from the family of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late president…
Cost of diabetes and heart medicines to go up
CAIRO: The cost of 94 different medicines used to treat diabetes and heart disease increased over the Eid Al-Adha holiday by between 10-55 percent.Sherif Bassawy, secretariat for the Pharmacist's Syndicate,…
10 ways to get your resume in the trash can
Some think that putting information together on a piece of paper is what a resume is all about. They are wrong. In a world with thousands of job seekers, if…
Nutrition – Don't throw out the raisins
When I was a kid, I hated raisins - their texture, the painful sweetness, how they looked so wrinkled and dry. It was bad enough having that granola cereal every…
Sci-tech: The frag fantastic, or Killing people has never been so much fun
Maybe getting our friends into the same apartment, so that we can each unload a virtual Uzi 9 mm machine pistol into the others' backs, would be fun.And as if…
"Not tonight, dear"
Sex can survive a marriage, but rekindle your passionDespite being a taboo subject, whispered conversations among friends and open discussion with professional therapists confirm that many couples are suffering in…
A benchmark address on Africa's Cote D'Azur
Along the 200-kilometer stretch of South Africa's Garden route, one of the world's most scenic drives and few eco-destinations left in the world, is a little secret: Oubaai. A long,…
Do it yourself: jewelry design 101
The global phenomenon of semi-precious stone costume jewellery has made women happy by making them feel exclusive; and made men happy by lifting the burden of precious stone jewellery off…
