Arab League designates Nov. 21 as Arab Writers Day
The 23rd meeting of the Union of Arab Writers adjourned Tuesday after deciding to annually commemorate the achievements of writers on Nov. 21 - Arab Writers Day.The meeting held at…
Drug dealers suffer heavy losses in drug busts this week
Two horrifying incidents of infanticide make the news; antiquity theft publicizedThis week drug-related stories take the lion's share of coverage in the local crime scene with police taking on drug-traffickers…
One-on-one with Minister Rachid Mohammed Rachid
Minister of Trade and Industry speaks on condition of economyCAIRO: More than two years after taking the helm at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid is…
A public affair
Perhaps ministers shouldn't speak publicly on private matters?The minister of culture's had a busy week. He set off a firestorm and also managed to drag to the surface matters that…
Khodeir Al-Porsaidi discusses brushstrokes of a marginalized art
Egypt lacks appreciation for the fine art of calligraphyCAIRO: Sitting in his office in Al-Gamaliyah, a section of the ancient Al-Hussein neighborhood, Khodeir Al-Porsaidi, one of Egypt's major calligraphy artists…
Corporate sponsors invest in academic excellence
Public school scholarship donors get together with AUC studentsCAIRO: On Tuesday, for the first time in its history, the American University in Cairo (AUC) hosted a gathering to allow scholarship…
'They must have seen Americans as strange liberators'
King memorial arouses the question of whether his legacy has been forgottenThousands of people gathered on Nov. 13, in Washington's National Mall to inaugurate a memorial to honor the African-American…
It is politically correct to denounce the veil?
Veiled women face discrimination in the workplace and public spacesCAIRO: In a country with a predominate Muslim community and age-old traditions that encourage a modest dress code for all women…
Nine killed in minibus crash in Cairo
CAIRO: Nine people were killed and 11 others injured on Tuesday when a minibus collided head-on with a passenger car on a highway south of Cairo, police sources said. The…
